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Top 5 Ulster County Consumer Complaints
The Federal Trade Commission has just released the top consumer complaints of 2015. To no ones surprise the top ten nationwide consumer complaints, according to an FTC release are:
Number | Percent | |
Debt Collection | 897,655 | 29 percent |
Identity Theft | 490,220 | 16 percent |
Imposter Scams | 353,770 | 11 percent |
Telephone and Mobile Services | 275,754 | 9 percent |
Prizes, Sweepstakes and Lotteries | 140,136 | 5 percent |
Banks and Lenders | 131,875 | 4 percent |
Shop-At-Home and Catalog Sales | 96,363 | 3 percent |
Auto-Related Complaints | 93,917 | 3 percent |
Television and Electronic Media | 47,728 | 2 percent |
Credit Bureaus, Information Furnishers and Report Users | 43,939 | 1 percent |
Locally in Ulster County, according to the Ulster County Attorney’s Division of Consumer Affairs the following are the top complaints:
1. Home improvement/construction
2. Professional services including billing, contracts
3. Retail sales & service (including warranties)
4. Mail fraud (fake checks, sweepstakes, lotteries)
5. Credit/Banking/Other finance/Identity theft
The Federal Trade Commission was established in 1914 to prevent unfair methods of competition in commerce. There overall goal, according to their mission statement is to protect consumers and maintain positive business competition.
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