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Western2 Award Program Western2 Award Program: The Internet version of the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. Provide service based on reports from actual customers of Internet businesses reliability and customer satisfaction. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.western2.com/awards/ NewBuyer Buying Guides NewBuyer Buying Guides: Buying portals of rated links in objective, easy to navigate buying guides to help buyers make confident buying decisions (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.newbuyer.com/ HomeOwners for Better Building HomeOwners for Better Building: Dedicated to helping homeowners resolve their construction defects, and exposing the use, abuse, and unfair tactics of binding arbitration in new home contracts. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.hobb.org Cape Crusaders Cape Crusaders: Log on and post complaints, recommendations, questions, or suggestions about businesses on Cape Cod. Includes database search and feedback form. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.capecrusaders.com Warranty Magazine Warranty Magazine: Articles about warranties, service contracts, industry and consumer news. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.warrantymagazine.com Partnership to Protect Consumer Credit Partnership to Protect Consumer Credit: Industry-supported group supporting the renewal of certain provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.protectconsumercredit.org/ Holiday TravelWatch Holiday TravelWatch: Consumer advice relating to holiday and travel complaints. Offers assistance to consumers who have suffered appalling holidays. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.holidaytravelwatch.org/ My Woes My Woes: A consumer complaint site. This site lets you read complaints from other consumers. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.mywoes.com Rude and Insulting Bank Employees Rude and Insulting Bank Employees: Bank customers who have been ill-treated by bank employees, should discontinue doing business at their bank (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/atlor4/index.html Complaintbook.com Complaintbook.com: A consumer action and advocacy portal for addressing and articulating complaints. (Advocacy and Protection) http://complaintbook.com Justice Junction Justice Junction: Read consumer complaints or post your own. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.justicejunction.com Oh No You Don't Forum Oh No You Don't Forum: Consumer products, reviews, tips, recalls and consumer alerts. Discussion forum. Tell others about problems you may be having with your product. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.ohnoyoudont.com/ ASK! ASK!: The site describes a book that teaches people how to be one's own best consumer advocate. Live, free email help from author is available. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.askexchange.com Consumer Watchdog Consumer Watchdog: Consumer Rights and Buying advice with Geoff Sirmai, Australia's foremost consumer columnist, commentator and advocate. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.watchdog.com.au U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC ) U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC ): Official federal agency website, including recalls, reports, and alerts. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.cpsc.gov/ Texans for Builder Reform Texans for Builder Reform: Working to bring about reforms to the unregulated Texas home building industry to provide consumer protection for new home buyers and licensing of all Texas home builders. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.hadd.com/texas uSpeakOut.com uSpeakOut.com: Dedicated to enabling consumers to voice their own experiences and opinions about companies, products and services. (Advocacy and Protection) http://uSpeakOut.com Consumer Voice Consumer Voice: Consumer-oriented website designed by professionals with an expertise and special interest in protecting and educating the consumer. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.consumervoiceusa.com CarpOn CarpOn: Offers a searcheable consumer complaints site. (Advocacy and Protection) http://carpon.com National Consumer Protection Week National Consumer Protection Week: A week to highlight consumer protection and education efforts around the USA. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.consumer.gov/ncpw/ Theme Park Accident Reports Theme Park Accident Reports: A volunteer-run program to create a database of accidents involving injury at major amusement parks around the world. Includes safety tips for visitors and families. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.themeparkinsider.com/accidents/ Consumer Line Consumer Line: Consumer advice and complaints information for consumers, contains a directory of consumer organisation contacts. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.consumerline.org The Consumer Gateway The Consumer Gateway: A one-stop service run by the United Kingdom's Department of Trade and Industry. Provides information and links to sources of further advice on issues of concern to general consumers. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.consumer.gov.uk/ Consumers Online Consumers Online: The Australian government's one-stop-shop for consumer information and advice. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.consumersonline.gov.au/ North East Mediation & Arbitration North East Mediation & Arbitration: North East Mediation & Arbitration Expediates Resolutions Through a cooperative and Supportive Environment. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.northeastmediation.com Capital Recovery Group Capital Recovery Group: Specializes in the identification and recovery of funds from property-related class action settlements for defective construction materials to compensate qualified residential property owners adversely affected by the defective products. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.erecoverygroup.com/ Insurance Consumer Advocate Network Insurance Consumer Advocate Network: Retired adjuster created site where consumers receive tips on buying auto and/or homeowner insurance as well as help in settling auto insurance claims, home insurance claims and personal injury claims. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.ican2000.com/index.shtml SMG Consulting SMG Consulting: With over 30 years of experience S.M.G. Consulting provides services ranging from leak investigation and field testing to legal dispute resolution. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.leakinvestigation.com Independent Consumer Complaint Network Independent Consumer Complaint Network: This is a site that allows users to log complaints on any company globally. Users and companies alike can browse through the database and read all about complaints on companies (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.phpdevshed.com/iccn/ Consumers International (CI) Consumers International (CI): Supports, links and represents consumer groups and agencies all over the world. It has a membership of over 250 organisations in over 100 countries. It strives to promote a fairer society through defending the rights of all consumers, especially the poor, (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.consumersinternational.org/ Oil Filter Wrench Complaints Oil Filter Wrench Complaints: Submit and view complaints from "backyard mechanics" and auto professionals frustrated with currently available oil filter wrenches. Complaints will be issued to tool manufacturers. (Advocacy and Protection) http://hometown.aol.com/oilfilterwrench/index.html Theft Library Theft Library: Offers free on-line electronic library of theft reports submitted by anyone who has had something stolen from them. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.theftlibrary.com/ smokersunite smokersunite: Smokers are tired of being taxed. (Advocacy and Protection) http://expage.com/smokersunite DisciplinedDocs.com DisciplinedDocs.com: Search State databases to see whether a medical doctor or physician has been fined, disciplined, lost his/her license to practice medicine, been suspended, or had license revoked. (Advocacy and Protection) http://homepage.mac.com/atdipietro/ddocs.html Consumer Advocate Tim Duffy Consumer Advocate Tim Duffy: Consumer advocate offering advice on how to get the most for your money and pitfalls all consumers should be aware of. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.timduffy.com Truth and Justice Truth and Justice: A site devoted to insurance company problems. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/Floor/7056/ Buy or Bust.com Buy or Bust.com: Provides reviews on infomercial type products and assigns them a rating of buy, beware, or bust. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.buyorbust.com PlanetFeedback PlanetFeedback: Gives you the tools to send all forms of feedback to companies. Provides company contact information, letter generator, news, storage space and resources to empower you as a consumer. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.planetfeedback.com/consumer/ Psychic Network scam. Psychic Network scam.: This site contains information and help for people who are victims of 1-900 phone scams of all types, but mainly psychic scams. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.phonepsychicscams.50megs.com Consumer Patrol 1 Consumer Patrol 1: Offers a complaint forum, news tips, and customer service and product ratings. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.consumerpatrol1.com Hall, Jason - Fraud Prevention Hall, Jason - Fraud Prevention: This page offers merchants and consumers strategies to minimize the risk of online credit card fraud and ID theft. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.jasonhall.org/fraud Fight Back Fight Back: Offers a public complaint board, special reports and advice. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.fightback.com/ Ticket Scam Resource Center Ticket Scam Resource Center: Informs consumers about the different types of scams involving concert and sporting event tickets. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/5453/index.html Safe Shopping Online Safe Shopping Online: Provides consumers information about how to safely pay online and dispute charges. Also offers merchants a guide on how to investigate and prevent fraudulent orders. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.safeonlineshopping.org BorrowerHelp.com BorrowerHelp.com: Mission is to help borrowers resolve their issues to insure that the practices of servicers do not impede home ownership. Includes educational sections. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.borrowerhelp.com ChoiceTrust ChoiceTrust: Consumers can access their personal credit report and insurance score. Also offers tools to find doctors, dentists or chiropractors, and research to verify professionals and businesses. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.choicetrust.com BizOpRefund.com BizOpRefund.com: Offers members only access to assistance in getting money refunded without an attorney. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.BizOpRefund.com eCrooks eCrooks: Discusses how to deal with ecrooks or Internet con-artists, who do not deliver merchandise. (Advocacy and Protection) http://ecrooks.20m.com/ Best Frauds Best Frauds: Site that claims to exposes con jobs, shams, public deception, fraudulent marketing, schemes, RICO, and extortion. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.bestfrauds.com So You Wanna.com: Refunds So You Wanna.com: Refunds: Consumer information regarding refund requests, effective letter writing tips, enlisting outside sources, follow up and small claims court. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/refund/refund.html Trading Standards Consumer Complaints Trading Standards Consumer Complaints: This website is a free online service, which allows you to make a consumer complaint to your local Trading Standards Service concerning consumer problems. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.consumercomplaints.org.uk TheSqueakyWheel TheSqueakyWheel: Helps dissatisfied consumers get refunds and apologies. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.thesqueakywheel.com/ FairComment.com FairComment.com: FairComment.con is an organisation dedicated to championing the consumer's rights for fair play for goods or services purchased from big businesses. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.faircomment.com Find-It Consumer Find-It Consumer: Web site search engine for "one stop consumer help". It provides a single stop for searching more than 100 consumer protection and public safety web sites. (Advocacy and Protection) http://finditconsumer.wa.gov Seek123.com Seek123.com: Choose from consumer affairs, complaint and organizations links, or seek for yourself. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.seek123.com/consumer/default.htm Social Security Number FAQ Social Security Number FAQ: Other Information on SSNs and Privacy (Advocacy and Protection) http://cpsr.org/cpsr/privacy/ssn/ssn.faq.html Florida Apartments To Avoid Florida Apartments To Avoid: Issues a warning about an unscrupulous Florida landlord, a LASIK doctor who doesn't live up to his word, and a utility company that plays tricks with meter readings. (Advocacy and Protection) http://home.earthlink.net/~acetoscano/flapartments.html Indbazaar.com Indbazaar.com: A guide for the Indian consumer, with consumer rights and contact information. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.indbazaar.com/consumerguide/ Unethical Billing Practices Unethical Billing Practices: Informs readers about a growing trend of companies placing unauthorized credit card charges on their accounts. Includes personal stories, advice, and message board. (Advocacy and Protection) http://unethicalbillingpractices.hfguide.net/ Traktag.com Traktag.com: Offers a lost and found service for property as well as a monthly newsletter on loss prevention and personal safety tips. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.TRAKtag.com Massachusetts Housing Consumer Education Centers Massachusetts Housing Consumer Education Centers: One-stop Shopping for Housing Information and Referrals offered by the Massachusetts Nonprofit Housing Association's statewide network of housing agencies. Tenants, landlords, prospective buyers and homeowners can access information, referrals, brief coun (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.masshousinginfo.org The Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs - MCCA The Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs - MCCA: Consists of all Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand Ministers responsible for fair trading, consumer protection laws and credit laws. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.consumer.gov.au/ National Business Reporting Bureau National Business Reporting Bureau: Offers free reports to consumers concerning business practices of its members. Offers limited information on businesses that are non-members. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.nbrb.com/ ConsumerTips.com ConsumerTips.com: Links to complaint sites, scam alerts, fraud complaint centers, advice columns, advocacy resources for products, automotive, real estates, taxes, financial including credit cards. (Advocacy and Protection) http://consumertips.com International Consumer Rights Protection Council International Consumer Rights Protection Council: Help and guidance to file complaints with the consumer court in India. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.consumercourt.netfirms.com/ Seal California Arrest Records On Line Seal California Arrest Records On Line: Obtain free investigator search tools that allows you to operate like a private investigator and obtain information plus a section to seal court records on line. (Advocacy and Protection) http://sealarrestrecords.com/resources.htm Tattletale Consumer Hotline Tattletale Consumer Hotline: A consumer information web site providing consumer tips, alerts, health and fitness notes, and private sector and public sector information. Additonally, consumers may post complaints and get answers to questions. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.tattletaleconsumerhotline.com Protecting Yourself from Consumer Fraud Protecting Yourself from Consumer Fraud: Florida Citizen Safety Center. Short text articles on many potential fraud situations. (Advocacy and Protection) http://myfloridalegal.com/pages.nsf/4492d797dc0bd92f85256cb80055fb97/81bf89afaf04dbeb85256cc6006ff6bf!OpenDocument Refunds.Org.UK - consumer information Refunds.Org.UK - consumer information: Practical advice and tips on refunds, replacements, credits and compensation for poor service and shoddy goods across the UK. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.refunds.org.uk Better Business Bureau / Central Northern Arizona Better Business Bureau / Central Northern Arizona: Offers reliability reports on businesses and charities; provides tips and brochures on making wise purchasing and giving decisions; facilitates complaint resolution. Alerts to current marketplace scams and frauds. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.phoenix.bbb.org Stop Anthem Stop Anthem: Consumer advocacy site created as a means for Anthem Insurance Company policy holders to post their opinions about the current request for rate hikes, as well as future hikes. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.stopanthem.com/ Consumers' Association of Canada Consumers' Association of Canada: An independent, non-profit volunteer organization, represents and informs consumers and advocates action on their behalf to improve the quality of life. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.consumer.ca/ My 3 Cents My 3 Cents: Provides a forum for consumers to send complaint letters, post opinions on any company or product, and interact with other consumers. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.my3cents.com Contractors From Hell Contractors From Hell: Information and resources on contracting for and hiring home remodeling contractors. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.contractorsfromhell.com/ Fraud Bureau Fraud Bureau: Web Fraud and Web Scams Complaint Centre providing Information on internet scams and internet fraud prevention. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.fraudbureau.com NACAA-The National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators NACAA-The National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators: Offers free help in making a complaint, constructing a letter, and finding the consumer agency for your complaint. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.nacaanet.org/ Complaintline.com.au Complaintline.com.au: Gateway to complaints agencies and codes of practice. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.complaintline.com.au Damn Companies Complaint Center Damn Companies Complaint Center: A consumer advocate company's site where one can submit a complaint and they'll actively try, on your behalf, to satisfy your complaint. (Advocacy and Protection) http://www.damncompanies.com/ Company Integrity dot Com Company Integrity dot Com: This is a public complaint site where you can add complaints and view those of others. (Advocacy and Protection) http://companyintegrity.com/