For the seventeenth year in a row, Telemarketing topped the list of consumer complaints received by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) in 2019.
However, for the first time in a decade, the number of these complaints has dropped.
Landlord and Tenant complaints are the second most received, but there were nearly 3,000 less complaints than the telemarketing complaints. These were primarily related to issues with security deposits, evictions, and unauthorized entry.
Further down the list, Identify Theft remains at number six. Complaints on this topic primarily revolved around fraud, tax identity theft, misuse of Social Security numbers and unauthorized account access.
To file a complaint or find additional resources and information, consumers can visit DATCP.wi.gov.