Who do you contact to report a Company who may not be who they say they are?

Question

Who do you contact to report a Company / Airline who may not be who they say they are? And Scammed you out of money ?

Answer 1

The first person you would want to contact would be the state Attorney General. Not YOUR state's Attorney General, but the state in which the business is licensed or supposedly located. This is often the most time consuming as you will need to call AND write. Most states I have found don't allow you to just type up something on the internet and send it in. Make sure you have all your dates, receipts and everything lined up, copied if necessary, and sent it.

Do the same with the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org), but if the business doesn't exist or won't return their calls and emails there isn't much they can do. I've had this happen before where I paid for an item and got charged but the product was never shipped. The company refused repeated efforts by the BBB, PayPal and me.

I would recommend looking at the BBB's ratings for a company before purchasing something or hiring said company since they will keep their information online at least. I wish I had done that first.

Answer 2

Talk to a lawyer. Also, report them to your states Department of Consumer Protection and the Better Business Bureau. This worked great for me when I got ripped off by a furniture company. I ended up getting the money back plus some. Don't be a victim. They pray on people who are passive about these situations!

Answer 3

An Airline who may not be who they say they are? Given the heavy regulation of airlines by the FAA I find that a bit hard to believe. What exactly do you mean by not who they say they are?

If they scammed you out of money, get a lawyer and sue them.

Answer 4

The Better Business Bureau

Answer 5

You might start with calling the Secretary of State, find out what you can about them. Are they really a business, who owns them, who are the officers, agent for service of process, etc.

Then ask what office in the state government handles licensing that industry, if any, and if not, you might call the state Attorney General.

Answer 6

Call Nancy Pelosi and Harry Ried, because now with thier help a whistleblower, or someone who reports suspicious activity can be sued. The people of California and Nevada can be proud that they are represented by these two. They say they know best for the American people, and the American people arent smart enough to make their own decisions. .

Answer 7

The Better Business Bureau. They would do all the investigation and get info back to you about the company's legitamacy.

Answer 8

If they cheated you out of your money, it's a matter for the police.