Consumer Complaints

2000 Top 10 consumer complaints and inquiries

The "finance and credit" category accounted for the largest number of complaints and inquiries made to the Attorney General's Office in 2000. The top 10 categories and number of complaints made are:

1. Finance and Credit - 1,965
2. Telephone slamming, cramming, billing - 1,214
3. Home repair - 944
4. Auto repair - 877
5. Sweepstakes and lotteries - 792
6. Travel scams and timeshares - 791
7. Pyramid and business opportunities - 690
8. Auto sales, odometer, title and towing vilations - 676
9. Home furnishings and electronic equipment - 582
10. Computer software and online services - 463