We strongly encourage you to file your complaint using our online complaint forms as it is the quickest way for us to receive and process your complaint. Report fraud, scams, and bad business practices at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.Report identity theft at IdentityTheft.gov. Businesses are prohibited from engaging in trade practices considered deceptive, such as tampering with a car's odometer or selling used goods as new. Securities fraud is broadbased and refers to unlawful behavior concerning the financial transactions of stocks, bonds, and other se curities. Minnesota recently amended the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (Minn. Stat. Deceptive trade practices are those that either restrain trade or attempt to provide incorrect information to consumers. Broad judgments are unfair. To prop up Crown Forex, SA, as well as the. But the Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the adult entertainment industry, has filed a challenge.