Who does the Federal Trade Commission help?

The FTC works to stop deceptive and unfair business practices and scams, and to help consumers like you recognize and recover from them. Sign up for email updates at ftc.gov/subscribe.

Report to the FTC

Report fraud, scams, or bad business practices to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Watch a video, How to Report Fraud at ReportFraud.ftc.gov, to learn more.

Your report goes into the FTC's Consumer Sentinel database, which is available to federal, state, and local law enforcement across the country.

The FTC engages with competition and consumer protection agencies in other countries to halt deceptive and anticompetitive business practices that affect U.S. consumers. The FTC also works with international organizations to provide policy leadership, promotes sound approaches to common problems, and offers technical assistance to newer agencies.

The FTC’s Office of International Affairs directs the agency’s international activities for competition and consumer protection, which include:

The FTC also supports econsumer.gov, a project sponsored by the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network ICPEN and consumer agencies in more than 35 countries. Consumers can use econsumer.gov to report cross-border complaints. Enforcement agencies can use those complaints to investigate fraud.

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FTC Report Cites Benefits of International Cooperation on Antitrust and Consumer Protection Enforcement

In February 2021, the Federal Trade Commission issued a report examining ways to enhance cooperation between the FTC and overseas competition and consumer protection authorities in order to maximize the effectiveness of the FTC’s enforcement efforts. The report cites expert testimony from hearings the Commission convened in March 2019, held in conjunction with the George Washington University’s Competition Law Center, which stressed the importance of obtaining and sharing information quickly and efficiently in cross-border antitrust investigations.

The FTC enforces federal consumer protection laws that prevent fraud, deception and unfair business practices. The Commission also enforces federal antitrust laws that prohibit anticompetitive mergers and other business practices that could lead to higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation.

Whether combating telemarketing fraud, Internet scams or price-fixing schemes, the FTC’s mission is to protect consumers and promote competition.

The FTC administers a wide variety of laws and regulations, including the Federal Trade Commission Act, Telemarketing Sale Rule, Identity Theft Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and Clayton Act. In total, the Commission has enforcement or administrative responsibilities under more than 70 laws.

If you have a question or comment about an issue, please submit it to the appropriate Bureau by one of the methods below. To learn how we may use the information you provide, please read our Privacy Policy. To help us serve you better, please include a day-time telephone number in your communication.

In addition to our offices in DC, the FTC has eight regional offices — in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle — that help to amplify our national impact and local presence, and allow us to respond better to the diversity of the U.S. marketplace.

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Federal Trade Commission

Headquarters

Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20580

Telephone: (202) 326-2222

Constitution Center

Federal Trade Commission 400 7th St., SW Washington, DC 20024 Telephone: (202) 326-2222

NOTE: Send mail only to the 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (Headquarters) address above.

For Consumers

Report fraud, scams, and bad business practices at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
Report identity theft at IdentityTheft.gov.
Report unwanted calls at donotcall.gov.

For Journalists

Office of Public Affairs Telephone: (202) 326-2180

Email:

HSR Filings

For questions about how to file Premerger notification or for information about the HSR program, please see the Premerger Notification Office contact information.

Administrative Litigations

For general information, or to submit a filing in an administrative litigation before an Administrative Law Judge or before the Commission, please contact .

For Organizations

Complaints about mergers, antitrust issues, acquisitions and business conduct that harm competition, limit products or services, destroy innovation, or raise prices may be submitted to