NCJ Number
49954
Date Published
1976
Length
63 pages
Annotation
FRAUDULENT PRACTICES DIRECTED AGAINST CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES ARE IDENTIFIED, TOGETHER WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF WARNING SIGNALS OF SUCH INSTANCES, AND DIRECTIONS FOR LEGAL ACTION.
Abstract
GUIDELINES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE VICTIMS OF FRAUDULENT BUSINESS PRACTICES ON HOW TO FILE CLAIMS WITH THE CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIF., ISSUER OF THIS PAMPHLET. THE TYPES OF FRAUD DISCUSSED INCLUDE UNNECESSARY AND OVERPRICED AUTOREPAIRS AND DECEPTION IN USED CAR SALES, HOME IMPROVEMENTS, RETIREMENT HOMES, DOOR-TO-DOOR SELLING, CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, MEDICAL SERVICES, COMPUTER DATING SERVICES, AND SUBSIDIZED PUBLISHING (VANITY PRESSES). OTHER CASES OF FRAUD IDENTIFIED RANGE FROM EMBEZZLEMENT AND PETTY LARCENY BY EMPLOYEES TO SHOPLIFTING, COMPUTER-AIDED FRAUD, CREDIT CARD FRAUD, AND ILLEGAL COLLECTION AGENCIES. INSTRUCTIONS ON FILING COMPLAINTS BY LETTER AND BY TELEPHONE WITH THE PROPER AUTHORITIES INCLUDE A SAMPLE COMPLAINT LETTER. THE PAMPHLET PROVIDES THE ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND PRIVATE CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCIES. ILLUSTRATIONS ARE ALSO INCLUDED. --IN SPANISH. (LGR)