A Survey of Consumer Fraud Issues --A Fair Marketplace -- Consumer Frauds -- Advertising -- Automobile Purchases and Repair -- Credit Issues -- High-Tech Merchandising -- Investment Frauds -- Predatory Practices -- Charles Keating Jr. -- John F. Kennedy -- Ralph Nader -- Esther Peterson -- Charles Ponzi -- Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Theodore Roosevelt -- Upton Sinclair -- Colston E. Warne -- Harvey Washington Wiley -- Documents, Laws, and Regulations -- Consumer Fraud and Consumer Rights -- The Constitution of the United States -- President Kennedy's 1962 Consumer Message to Congress -- The Consumers' Right to Safety -- Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act -- Wholesale Meat Inspection Act (1967) -- The Consumers' Right to be Informed -- Mail Fraud Statute (1872) -- Wire Fraud Statute (1952) -- Federal Trade Commission Act (1914) -- Telemarketing Sales Rule (1995) -- Federal Trade Commission Policy Statement on Unfairness (1980) -- Federal Trade Commission Policy Statement on Deception (1983) -- Federal Trade Commission Policy Statement Regarding Advertising Substantiation (1984) -- Truth in Lending Act (1969) -- Fair Credit Reporting Act (1970) -- Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (1975) -- An Example of an Unfair and Deceptive Practices Law -- An Example of a Blue Sky Law -- An Example of a Lemon Law -- The Consumers' Right to Choose -- Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) -- Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) -- Robinson-Patman Act (1938) -- Remarks by Robert Pitofsky, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission -- Directory of Agencies and Organizations.