Your complaint helps to inform us about problems facing Georgia consumers and about companies which may be operating fraudulently in our state. (a) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of consumer transactions and consumer acts or practices in trade or commerce are declared unlawful.Use this form to provide information about suspicious or improper business practices that you are experiencing which may affect the general public. Georgia deceptive trade practices law bans false advertising, making it a misdemeanor charge and also allowing victims to sue for damages. When a company uses deceptive business practices to mislead consumers or charge them unfairly, it can have a widespread impact on the marketplace. The FBPA prohibits "unfair or deceptive acts and practices" in a variety of transactions in trade or commerce. It shall be an unlawful, unfair, and deceptive trade practice for any person, firm, or corporation doing business in any area in which a state of emergency Deceptive trade practices are unethical or fraudulent actions that substantially injure consumers or business competitors. The official website of the Federal Trade Commission, protecting America's consumers for over 100 years. Specifically, deceptive trade practices are unethical or fraudulent actions that substantially injure consumers or business competitors.