First considerations -- FTC trade regulation rules -- Consumer financial protection bureau rulemaking -- The FTC holder rule and state law counterparts -- Telemarketing fraud: the FTC rule and state counterparts -- Unwanted calls and texts, junk faxes, and spam -- The Federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) -- State RICO and civil theft statutes -- The Federal False Claims Act -- Regulation of debt relief services -- Other statutes protecting consumers -- Appendix[es]. A. FTC trade regulation rules -- B. Selected Consumer Financial Protection Act provisions -- C. Federal regulation of telemarketing, junk faxes, and spam -- D. State telemarketing statutes summarized -- E. Federal RICO statute -- F. State RICO statutes summarized --G. Federal False Claims Act -- H. Mailing of unordered merchandise -- I. Finding pleadings and primary sources on the companion website.