Important Toll-Free
Telephone Numbers and Website Addresses
DO NOT CALL/SOLICIT - To remove your name from telemarketing
mailing lists:
For pre-approved credit card applications: Call 1-888-5-OPT-OUT (1-888-567-8688)
For telemarketing calls: Call 1-888-382-1222 or
visit: www.donotcall.gov
For national advertising mailing &
telemarketing lists, visit: www.dmaconsumers.org
CONSUMER ASSISTANCE AND COMPLAINTS
Better Business Bureau of Southern Piedmont:
Call toll-free in NC and SC - 1-877-317-7236 or in Charlotte, call 704 927-8611
or visit www.bbb.org
Federal Trade Commission: Call 1-877-382-4357 or visit www.ftc.gov
Legal Aid of North Carolina: Call 1-800-672-9304
or visit www.legalaidnc.org
Mecklenburg County Consumer Fraud Task Force:
Call 704-927-8669 for Pre-recorded Scam Alerts or visit www.ConsumerTaskForce.org
North Carolina Consumer Protection Office: Call
1-877-566-7226 or visit www.ncdoj.com
North Carolina Department of Insurance: Call
1-800-546-5664 or visit www.ncdoi.com
North Carolina Secretary of State's Office: Call
1-800-688-4507 or visit www.sosnc.gov
North Carolina Utilities Commission/Transportation
Rates Division: Call 1-919-733-7766 or visit www.pubstaff.commerce.state.nc.us
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: Call
1-800-638-2772 or visit: www.cpsc.gov
MEDICARE/SOCIAL SECURITY INFORMATION
Medicare: Call 1-800-633-4227 or visit www.medicare.gov
Social Security Administration: Call
1-800-772-1213 or visit www.ssa.gov
DEBT MANAGEMENT/CREDIT ISSUES
North Carolina Bankruptcy Court: Call
1-888-513-9765
To get a copy of your credit report or to dispute information on your credit report, call or visit each of the three credit reporting bureaus.
Annual Credit Report: Free credit reports from
the national credit reporting companies, call 1-877-322-8228 or visit www.annualcreditreport.com
Equifax:
Call-1-800-685-1111 or visit www.equifax.com
Experian: Call 1-888-397-3742 or visit www.experian.com
TransUnion: Call 1- 800-916-8800 or visit www.transunion.com