NCJ Number
38006
Date Published
1965
Length
207 pages
Annotation
PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST CONSUMER FRAUD, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON HOW FRAUDULENT PROMOTERS OPERATE, HOW TO AVOID BEING TAKEN IN, AND WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE.
Abstract
DESCRIBED ARE FRAUDULENT SCHEMES INVOLVING GUARANTEES, REFERRALS, MAGAZINES, WORK AT HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT, UNORDERED MERCHANDISE, FRANCHISES, REPAIRS, HEALTH PLANS, FOOD FADS, SAFETY, INVESTMENTS, BORROWING MONEY, REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE, CHARITIES, PLANTS, ANIMALS, PUBLISHING AND INVENTING, SCHOOLS, HOBBIES, FOOD FREEZER PLANS, BEAUTY AIDS, AND PREPARATION FOR DEATH. SPECIAL SECTIONS OF THE BOOK ARE DEVOTED TO DETAILED ADVICE ON NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES TO WHICH THE READER MAY TURN FOR HELP.