Advocacy and Protection

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 counseling or workshops on a wide range of housing issues.
http://www.masshousinginfo.org

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.
http://sealarrestrecords.com/resources.htm

The Troubleshooter Network - In conjunction with Tom Martino's syndicated radio show, the site provides business referrals, consumer news, and a discussion board.
http://www.troubleshooter.com/

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.
http://www.consumer.gov.au/

Theft Library - Offers free on-line electronic library of theft reports submitted by anyone who has had something stolen from them.
http://www.theftlibrary.com/

NewBuyer Buying Guides - Buying portals of rated links in objective, easy to navigate buying guides to help buyers make confident buying decisions
http://www.newbuyer.com/

Justice Junction - Read consumer complaints or post your own.
http://www.justicejunction.com

National Consumer Protection Week - A week to highlight consumer protection and education efforts around the USA.
http://www.consumer.gov/ncpw/

Ticket Scam Resource Center - Informs consumers about the different types of scams involving concert and sporting event tickets.
http://www.gocek.org/ticketscams/

Consumer Reports WebWatch - Consumers WebWatch, a project of Consumers Union, publishes research and journalism on credibility issues that matter to consumers, and recommends Web-wide guidelines to address widespread problems of credibility and trust.
http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/

North East Mediation & Arbitration - North East Mediation and Arbitration Expediates Resolutions Through a cooperative and Supportive Environment.
http://www.northeastmediation.com

eCrooks - Discusses how to deal with ecrooks or Internet con-artists, who do not deliver merchandise.
http://ecrooks.20m.com/

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.
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/accidents/

Find-It Consumer - Search engine for "one stop consumer help". It provides a single stop for searching more than 100 consumer protection and public safety web sites.
http://finditconsumer.wa.gov/

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.
http://www.damncompanies.com/

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.
http://www.ican2000.com/index.shtml

Contractors From Hell - Information and resources on contracting for and hiring home remodeling contractors.
http://www.contractorsfromhell.com/

Fight Back - Offers a public complaint board, special reports and advice.
http://www.fightback.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.
http://homepage.mac.com/atdipietro/ddocs.html

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.
http://www.faircomment.com

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.
http://www.leakinvestigation.com

Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights - A nationally-recognized, California-based, non-profit consumer education and advocacy organization. Deals in insurance reform, healthcare reform, billing errors, and other issues.
http://www.consumerwatchdog.org

Complaintline.com.au - Gateway to complaints agencies and codes of practice.
http://www.complaintline.com.au

Consumer Direct - 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.
http://www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/

Consumer Line - Consumer advice and complaints information for consumers, includes a directory of consumer organisation contacts.
http://www.consumerline.org

Best Frauds - Site that claims to exposes con jobs, shams, public deception, fraudulent marketing, schemes, RICO, and extortion.
http://www.bestfrauds.com

My Woes - A consumer complaint site. Post and read complaints from other consumers.
http://www.mywoes.com/

Holiday TravelWatch - Consumer advice relating to holiday and travel complaints. Offers assistance to consumers who have suffered appalling holidays.
http://www.holidaytravelwatch.org/

The Swedish Consumer Coalition - An organisation for consumers and other organisations, who has the goal to increase the influence of the consumers on the market and in the politics.
http://www.konsumentsamverkan.se/english/indexeng.html

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.
http://www.hadd.com/texas

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.
http://consumertips.com

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.
http://www.hobb.org

Complaintbook.com - A consumer action and advocacy portal for addressing and articulating complaints.
http://www.complaintbook.com/

Infomercial Watch - A critical view of the health infomercial marketplace.
http://www.infomercialwatch.org/

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC ) - Official federal agency website, including recalls, reports, and alerts.
http://www.cpsc.gov/

TheSqueakyWheel - Helps dissatisfied consumers get refunds and apologies.
http://www.thesqueakywheel.com/

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.
http://www.tattletaleconsumerhotline.com

So You Wanna.com: Refunds - Consumer information regarding refund requests, effective letter writing tips, enlisting outside sources, follow up and small claims court.
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/refund/refundFULL.html

Social Security Number FAQ - Other Information on SSNs and Privacy
http://cpsr.org/prevsite/cpsr/privacy/ssn/ssn.faq.html/

Consumers Online - The Australian government's one-stop-shop for consumer information and advice.
http://www.consumersonline.gov.au/

Protecting Yourself from Consumer Fraud - Florida Citizen Safety Center. Short text articles on many potential fraud situations.
http://myfloridalegal.com/pages.nsf/4492d797dc0bd92f85256cb80055fb97/81bf89afaf04dbeb85256cc6006ff6bf!OpenDocument

Consumer Patrol 1 - Offers a complaint forum, news tips, and customer service and product ratings.
http://www.consumerpatrol1.com

BizOpRefund.com - Offers members only access to assistance in getting money refunded without an attorney.
http://www.bizoprefund.com/

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.
http://www.choicetrust.com

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, marginalised and disadvantaged.
http://www.consumersinternational.org/

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.
http://www.timduffy.com

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.
http://www.consumer.ca/

Independent Consumer Complaint Network - Allows users to log complaints on any company globally. Browse through the database and read all about complaints on various companies.
http://www.phpdevshed.com/iccn/