From the Federal Trade Commission website: Your complaint may help us and our law enforcement partners detect patterns of fraud and abuse, which may lead to investigations and eliminate unfair business practices. Complaints are entered in our secure online database , which is used by many local, state, federal, and international law enforcement agencies. Based on the text what is the role of the Federal Trade Commission in balancing consumer interests? EPF.CC 2.1 They investigate cyber fraud in federal, state and local government agencies. They investigate online databases used by international business agencies. They investigate business activities that may be connected to criminal activities. They investigate crimes such as shoplifting that may lead to federal crimes.