Want To Know What Consumers Complain About Most?

FTC Annual List of Top Consumer Complaints 2009                                                           Top Categories -Complaints -%

1 Identity Theft -278,078-21%

2 Third Party and Creditor Debt Collection- 119,549 -9%

3 Internet Services -83,067- 6%

4 Shop-at-Home and Catalog Sales- 74,581- 6%

5 Foreign Money Offers and Counterfeit Check Scams -61,736 -5%

6 Internet Auction -57,821 -4%

7 Credit Cards -45,203 -3%

 8 Prizes, Sweepstakes and Lotteries- 41,763- 3%

 9 Advance-Fee Loans and Credit Protection/Repair- 41,448- 3%

10 Banks and Lenders- 32,443 -2%

11 Credit Bureaus, Information Furnishers and Report Users- 31,629- 2%

12 Television and Electronic Media -26,568- 2%

13 Health Care -25,414- 2%

14 Business Opportunities, Employment Agencies and Work-at-Home Plans- 22,896- 2%

15 Computer Equipment and Software- 22,621- 2%