Charity Followup

After some research online regarding soliciting for charity then using those funds for personal use, I ended up back on both the FTC and Michigan Attorney General sites.

I never bought any pigments or donated any money to GlitterSniffer for charitable purposes, so I am a bit torn. I received reference numbers from both agencies so I am able to amend my complaints to include the information regarding GS using funds they raised in the names of various charities to issue refunds to their customers, but I was not personally involved in this portion of the disputes.

I am unsure at this point if I should amend my complaints or file another complaint with this new information as I was not personally affected. I am going to take some time and think about which avenue to pursue. One thing is for sure, a report of some sort will be filed by me for this issue.

Federal Trade Commision/FTC

I filed a report with the Federal Trade Commision/FTC. The FTC has a Bureau of Consumer Protection which maintains a database for civil and criminal law enforcement worldwide to access. Filing this report helps to detect patterns of wrongdoing which could possibly lead to investigations and prosecution. It states implicitly that it does not resolve complaints.

Easily the easiest site to navigate, it asked for my personal information, a summary of my complaint, and details about the company. I received a confirmation email with a reference number.