First, choose the consumer complaint form that fits your problem. Feel free to call our consumer assistance line at (919) 716-6000 should you need help completing the form.Before You File a Complaint. For an act or practice to be deceptive it must have "the capacity or tendency to deceive" but proof of actual deception is not required. 13. During the process of negotiating Gress's purchase of Defendant corporations, the parties agreed that Gress would become a nominal employee of the corporations. Unfair and deceptive trade practices laws serve as a safeguard against unethical behavior in the marketplace. Unfair and deceptive trade practice. A violation of this Article shall be an unfair and deceptive trade practice under G.S. 75-1.1. This Court will now address the County's remaining non-contractual claims of fraud, unfair and deceptive trade practices, and negligent misrepresentation. The proposed amendment set forth for the first time in the present suit allegations of unfair and deceptive practices under the unfair competition statute.