Adam Putnam: Do Not Call and Telemarketers Top List of Consumer Complaints for April

The top three complaints received by theFlorida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' hotlinein April revolved around theDo Not Call list, charitable solicitations, and motor vehicle repair, according to a Monday announcement by Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.

The calls were made to the agency's1-800-HELP-FLA.

A statement released by Putnam's office reports his agency received 4,038 written complaints last month. That's in addition to 21,136 calls and 718 emails requesting consumer assistance and other information.

During the month of April, Putna,'s agency:

- registered 6,182 businesses,

- started 162 investigations,

- made four arrests,

- recovered $463,815 on behalf of Floridians, and

- added 24,625 telephone numbers to the state's Do Not Call list. The list currently contains about 500,000 numbers.