We offer an informal complaint resolution service to Washington state residents, and to consumers with complaints about businesses located in Washington state. Washington has not adopted the Federal Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act (UDTPA), but does prohibit consumer fraud practices such as false advertising.Report fraud, scams, and bad business practices at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Report identity theft at IdentityTheft.gov. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) works to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices. They also provide information to help consumers. The Washington Supreme Court revisited the requirements for a CPA claim, and confirmed that a prohibited unfair or deceptive act need not be material. These include false advertising, bait-and-switch tactics, selling used or damaged goods as new, and other schemes. " The statute does not define "unfair," and Washington law has not yet defined the term. DECEPTIVE WHOLESALE AND GOING-OUT-OF-BUSINESS ADVERTISING.
