How to Contact the
Better Business Bureau
and Other Helpful Numbers
BBB NUMBERS Telephone: 704.927.8611 877.317.7236 (toll-free outside of Mecklenburg County) Fax: 704.927.8615 (fax) E-mail: info@charlotte.bbb.org Web Site: www.charlotte.bbb.org Mailing Address: 13860 Ballantyne Corporate Pl., Ste. 225 Charlotte, NC 28277
REMOVAL FROM LISTS • To register your telephone number on the No Call Registry: call 888.382.1222 from the telephone you want to register or visit www.donotcall.gov • To request removal of your name from most national advertising mailing lists: send your name and home address to: Mail List-Mail Preference Service P.O. Box 643 Carmel, NY 10512 or visit www.dmaconsumers.org • To request the removal of your name from most national telemarketing lists: send your name, address and telephone number (with area code) to: Telephone Preference Service P.O. Box 1559 Carmel, NY 10512 or visit www.dmaconsumer.org • Reduce the number of pre-approved credit card applications received: 888.5.OPT.OUT CONSUMER ASSISTANCE: Federal Communications Commission (FCC):
888.225.5322 or 888.CALL.FCC, www.fcc.gov Federal Trade Commission (FTC): 877.382.4357 or 877.FTC.HELP, www.ftc.gov Free annual report from one or all of the national consumer reporting companies: 877.322.8228 or www.annualcreditreport.com Internal Revenue Service (IRS): 800.829.1040, www.irs.gov Legal Aid of North Carolina: 800.672.9304 or www.legalaidnc.org Legal Aid of South Carolina: 803.744.9430 North Carolina Consumer Protection Office: 877.566.7226 or www.ncdoj.com North Carolina Department of Insurance: 800.546.5664 or www.ncdoi.com South Carolina Department of Insurance: 803.737.6160 or www.doi.sc.us South Carolina Consumer Affairs Division: 803.734.4200 or www.scsos.com U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: 800.638.2772 or www.cpsc.gov
MEDICARE/SOCIAL SECURITY INFORMATION: Medicare: 800.633.4227 or www.medicare.gov Medical Information Bureau: To request a copy of your file, write: MIB, Inc. P. O. Box 105 Essex Station Boston MA 02112 619.298.3396 www.privacyrights.org There is a fee to obtain a copy of your file.
Social Security Administration: 800.772.1213 or www.ssa.gov Social Security Earnings and Benefits Statement: 800.772.1213 DEBT MANAGEMENT: Bankruptcy Court—North Carolina: 888.513.9765 Bankruptcy Court—South Carolina: 803.765.5211 Equifax: 800.685.1111, www.equifax.com Experian: 888.397.3742, www.experian.com National Foundation for Consumer Credit: 800.388.2227 Transunion: 800.916.8800 or www.transunion.com CHARITIES: Before you give to an organization, be sure to contact the following: Better Business Bureau: 704.927.8611 or at www.charlotte.bbb.org or www.give.org NC Secretary of State: www.sosnc.com Visit our Web Site - www.charlotte.bbb.org 3