Louisiana

Telemarketing, Phone Fraud & Internet, Cellular Phones and TV Service Issues

Know Your Rights

• A Guide from the FTC: What is Identity Theft? (Information, sample letters, and more.)

  Find out about identity theft and what you can do to protect yourself. Includes links to sample letters, plus other helpful information. Read More

  By:

  Federal Trade Commision (FTC)

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Attorney General's Consumer Protection Section

  The Consumer Protection Section of the Attorney General's office is responsible for enforcing Louisiana's consumer protection laws. This site has information and other resources, including a link to the page where you can learn about how to file a complaint about a consumer issue. Content Detail

  By:

  State of Louisiana

• How to Report a Lost or Stolen Mobile Device

  Tips for where to call if you lose your phone or other mobile device. Content Detail

  By:

  Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• Know Who is calling -- Phone Fraud and Identity Theft

  Don't be a victim of fraudsters on the phone! See "Who?s Calling? Recognize & Report Phone Fraud." Here is information from the Federal Trade Commission about how you can protect yourself from people who use the phone to commit fraud and to prey on senior citizens and other consumers. Content Detail

  By:

  Federal Trade Commission

• Louisiana's Do Not Call Program

  The Louisiana "Do Not Call" Program is a list of residential telephone subscribers who wish to reduce telephone solicitations. Find out how to get on the list, and what your rights are, by reading this. Content Detail

  By:

  Louisiana Public Service Commission

• Phishing Scams -- the Federal Trade Commission tells you how to watch out.

  Watch this video from the Federal Trade Commission to learn more about "phishing" scams and how to avoid them. Read More

  By:

  Federal Trade Commission

• Robocalls

  How to stop those annoying robocalls. Tips from the Federal Communications Commission. Content Detail

  By:

  FCC -- Federal Communications Commission

• Taking Charge -- What to do if your identity is stolen.

  Information about steps to take if you find out that you are targeted by an identity thief. Content Detail

  By:

  FTC -- Federal Trade Commission

• Telemarketing and Spam - Telephone Calls

  Your rights with Sales Calls and Pre-Recorded Messages, and how to get on the federal "Do Not Call" Registry. Content Detail

  By:

  FCIC- Federal Citizen Information Center Web site

• Telemarketing Scams

  Tips to avoid telemarketing fraud and how to protect your rights. Content Detail

  By:

  FTC -- Federal Trade Commission

• Video: How to file a consumer complaint with the Federal Trade Commission

  See this video from the FTC to learn how to file a complaint with this agency. This may help you deal with scams and ripoffs. Read More

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Cellular Phones -- Information for Consumers

  See this fact sheet from the Federal Communications Commission about cellular phone service and cellular phone issues. Content Detail

  By:

  Federal Communications Commission

• Facts about Telephone Service -- Federal Communications Commission

  Find out what you can to about unwanted telemarketers, "slamming," and other telephone service issues. This is a basic fact sheet about telephone service from the Federal Communications Commission. Content Detail

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  FCC -- Federal Communications Commission

• Fraud Target: Senior Citizens

  Find out more here about how to protect senior citizens from fraud, including Internet fraud. Content Detail

  By:

  FBI -- Federal Bureau of Investigation

• Internet Crime Complaint Center

  Find out more here about how to avoid and report crimes using the Internet, or cyber crime. The site also has Internet crime prevention tips. Content Detail

  By:

  FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center