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Correct info on filing scammer complaints... (by KC):

richard2584 wrote:

I was scammed out of $2,198. Can anyone give me addresses for the Attorney General and FBI and FCC to file a report?

1. You have not specified the particular STATE in which your particular scammers are located and operating, but you can usually and easily find the address and phone number of the STATE Attorney General's office in the government listings of the local phone book. If not, just call directory information for the scammer's STATE. Often (not always), there is also a specific sub-listing for a consumer protection division within the AG office. Don't bother the FBI; it is a waste of their (...and your) valuable time. The FBI has MUCH bigger fish to fry; they will simply (and quite appropriately) just advise you to instead file your complaint with the FTC.

2. To repeat (once again), despite incorrect references posted by others above in this thread (and then unfortunately repeated thereafter), someone has erroneously mistaken FCC for FTC. FCC is an acronym for the Federal Communications Commission, the agency which licenses television and radio stations and which regulates the operation of the nation's wired and wireless communications industry. The FCC has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with ANYTHING even REMOTELY associated with or related to ANYTHING in the timeshare industry. The CORRECT agency to contact regarding a timeshare scammer complaint is actually the FTC (Federal Trade Commission, the national consumer protection agency) which has jurisdiction and authority over interstate commercial activity. You can get more FTC information on line at http://www.ftc.gov or call FTC directly at 1-877-FTC-HELP.