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- Best Frauds
Site that claims to exposes con jobs, shams, public deception, fraudulent marketing, schemes, RICO, and extortion. - BizOpRefund.com
Offers members only access to assistance in getting money refunded without an attorney. - 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. - Complaintbook.com
A consumer action and advocacy portal for addressing and articulating complaints. - Complaintline.com.au
Gateway to complaints agencies and codes of practice. - 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. - 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. - Consumer Line
Consumer advice and complaints information for consumers, includes a directory of consumer organisation contacts. - Consumer Patrol 1
Offers a complaint forum, news tips, and customer service and product ratings. - 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. - 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. - 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. - Consumers Online
The Australian government's one-stop-shop for consumer information and advice. - 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. - Contractors From Hell
Information and resources on contracting for and hiring home remodeling contractors. - 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. - 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. - eCrooks
Discusses how to deal with ecrooks or Internet con-artists, who do not deliver merchandise. - 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. - Fight Back
Offers a public complaint board, special reports and advice. - 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. - 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. - Holiday TravelWatch
Consumer advice relating to holiday and travel complaints. Offers assistance to consumers who have suffered appalling holidays. - 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. - 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. - Infomercial Watch
A critical view of the health infomercial marketplace. - 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. - Justice Junction
Read consumer complaints or post your own. - 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. - 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. - My Woes
A consumer complaint site. Post and read complaints from other consumers. - National Consumer Protection Week
A week to highlight consumer protection and education efforts around the USA. - NewBuyer Buying Guides
Buying portals of rated links in objective, easy to navigate buying guides to help buyers make confident buying decisions - North East Mediation & Arbitration
North East Mediation and Arbitration Expediates Resolutions Through a cooperative and Supportive Environment. - Protecting Yourself from Consumer Fraud
Florida Citizen Safety Center. Short text articles on many potential fraud situations. - 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. - 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. - So You Wanna.com: Refunds
Consumer information regarding refund requests, effective letter writing tips, enlisting outside sources, follow up and small claims court. - Social Security Number FAQ
Other Information on SSNs and Privacy - 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. - 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. - 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. - Theft Library
Offers free on-line electronic library of theft reports submitted by anyone who has had something stolen from them. - 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. - TheSqueakyWheel
Helps dissatisfied consumers get refunds and apologies. - Ticket Scam Resource Center
Informs consumers about the different types of scams involving concert and sporting event tickets. - The Troubleshooter Network
In conjunction with Tom Martino's syndicated radio show, the site provides business referrals, consumer news, and a discussion board. - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC )
Official federal agency website, including recalls, reports, and alerts.
Random Indian Recipes:-
- Kadboli
In a pan heat butter and add rice flour,maida,Sesame seeds,red chilly powder and salt. Mix well and knead dough using hot water. Cover the dough and keep aside for 40 min. After 40 min knead again and make small balls out of dough. Now make into rope and give kadboli shape. Heat oil in a kadai and fry kadbolis on low flame till dark brown. Allow to cool and store in air-tight container. - Lasun Chakli
In a mixing bowl take rice flour,besan, dry lasun chatni,carom seeds,sesame seeds,sugar and salt. Heat two cups of water in a deep pan and add one tbsp of oil and bring it to boil. Add the flour mixture into the hot water. stir continuously on low flame. Cook till the mixture gets a dough consistency. Remove from the heat. cover and allow to cool for ten minutes. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Knead the dough finely. Put a portion of ... - Vanila Ice Cream
Take 2 3/4 cup of milk in a pan add sugar and keep boiling. Add chinagrass and cornflour in cold 1/4 cup of milk and mix well. Add in hot milk stir and cook on low flame (cook untill thick). Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Add vanila essence and fresh cream.mix in mixture. Pour the mixture in aluminium tin and keep to set in refrigerator. When it will half set again mix in mixture and keep in refrigerator to set. - Potato Burfi
Boil potato and mash finely. Grate coconut. In a thick bottom pan mix mashed potato,coconut and sugar. Allow to cook on a low flame (appx. 45-50 min). When the mixture bacame thick remove from the gas. Add elaichi powder and mix well. Pour the mixture on greased platform. Roll out the mixture with roll pin to make 1 cm thick. Cut the pieces as shape as you want. Allow to cool. - Kheema
First cook kheema in pressure cooker with little water. Make onion paste and chop tomato and coriander leaves. In kadai heat oil and fry onion paste for 2 min. Then add ginger garlic paste and fry for some time. Now add chopped tomato and again fry for 2 min. Add red chilly powder, ... - Batate Pohe
First clean poha, wash, drain and keep aside. Cut onions,green chilly and coriander leaves. Make thin pieces of potato. In a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,green chilly and kadipatta. Then add onions and saute it till brown. Now add potato pieces and mix well. Sprinkle water on potato and cover the pan. Allow to cook potato for 2-3 min. Add turmeric powder and salt. Now add poha and mix well. Lastly add sugar,grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves. Cover the pan and allow to cook on ... - Plain Dosa
Wash rice,urad dal and methi seeds and soak in a water for atleast 4 hours. Grind to a smooth paste with a water.and keep aside for atleast 4-5 hours. Add salt and mix well. Heat a non-stick tava and grease with butter or oil. when hot, sprinkle a little ... - Kadai Paneer
Cut paneer and capsicum in long pieces. Make fine paste of onion, tomato, ginger and salt. Heat butter in a pan. Add bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon. Then add ground paste,red chilly powder and orange colour. Allow to cook on medium flame till oil seperates. Add paneer and capsicum pieces. Cook again for 4-5 min on low flame. When the capsicum are done remove from the flame. Kadai paneer is ready. Serve hot with naan or roti. - Bangda Fish Curry
Clean the pieces. apply salt and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder. Keep aside for 30 min. On hot tava fry urid dal for a min. Then in a mixture take fresh coconut,onion,red mirchi powder,turmeric powder,urid dal,methi seeds,coriander seeds and black pepper. Make fine paste using enough water. In a pan ... - Pulao
First clean and wash rice.drain all water and keep aside for 1 hour. Cut vegetables in shape as you want. Grate coconut and extract coconut juice with warm water. In a cooker pan take 4 tbsp ghee or oil. to this add cloves,dalchini and pepper. Then add chopped green chillies and onions .fry till onion is brown in colour. Now add rice and saute it for ...