MAIL FRAUD LAWS - PROTECTING CONSUMERS, INVESTORS, BUSINESSMEN, PATIENTS, STUDENTS

• NCJ Number: 13353
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 29 pages
• Corporate Author: US Postal Inspection Service
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

AN ALERT TO CONSUMERS, UNWARY VICTIMS, AND THOSE OTHERWISE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CONSUMER, MEDICAL, OR 'BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY' FRAUDS AND SELF-IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES.

Abstract

THIS PUBLICATION, DESIGNED TO WARN CITIZENS AGAINST PLOYS TO ILLEGALLY OR UNETHICALLY TAKE THEIR MONEY, OFFERS NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF SCHEMES THAT HAVE BEEN USED IN THE PAST TO DEFRAUD. OVER FIFTY EXAMPLES ARE GIVEN, INCLUDING CHAIN LETTERS, HOME IMPROVEMENTS, CHARITY RACKETS, FAKE LAB TESTS, AND CREDIT CARD FRAUDS.