In 2019, people in North Carolina filed 14,462 consumer complaints with the Department of Justice which secured consumer refunds of nearly $580,000, of which more than $293,000 went to refund elder fraud victims.

Top three categories of complaints: 

#1 Telemarketing/Do Not Call Registry Violations

#2 Lenders and Credit

#3 Motor Vehicles 

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