consumer fraud complaints

• Experts Available to Discuss Increase in Identity Theft, Consumer Fraud Complaints.

ExpertSource: TOPIC: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says identity theft and consumer fraud are increasing, as it received 635,000 consumer compla...

• Business Wire
• February 03, 2005

• New York Ag Offers Tips for Consumers

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has released the list of the top ten consumer fraud complaints received in 2010 to mark the start of National Consumer Protection Week. Arming consumers with information is the best defense against frauds and abuses," Schneiderman said. "The crime scene of the 21st century is the Internet, and it is important for consumers to not only know their rights, but how to fight back.

• Daily Record (Rochester, NY)
• March 14, 2011

• Identity Crisis

One of the US' most celebrated cases of identity theft started with an apartment application being left on a property manager's desk in San Diego. Identity theft comprised 37% of consumer fraud complaints filed with the Federal Trade Commission in 2005. Lost or stolen wallets, credit or debit cards, and checkbooks are the most common source of information breach. While identity theft incidents might not be overwhelming the property management industry, real estate managers should exercise caution with the personal information they maintain on residents and applicants. Potential liability and legislation are spurring real estate managers to consider how they manage their records and what to discard, when. Real estate managers should not rely solely on the intentionally broad record dispo...

• Journal of Property Management
• Vol. 71 Nbr. 3, May 2006

• Consumers Report More Fraud Cases

American consumers reported 20 percent more cases of consumer fraud last year than the previous year, and nearly a third of their complaints related to identity theft, the Federal Trade Commission reported yesterday. The federal agency, in an annual report on consumer-fraud complaints, revealed that out of around 810,000 cases of consumer fraud reported, more than 258,000 involved identity theft, the top complaint for the eighth year in a row.

• The Washington Times
• February 15, 2008

• Ag Unveils Spanish Language Web Site in Missouri

Attorney General Chris Koster today unveiled a Spanish language version of his office's Web site, the first such bilingual site in Missouri state government. I'm delighted to be able to make government services more accessible to this growing segment of the state's population," Koster said in a press release. "Those for whom English is not a first language will now have an avenue to speak clearly to state government when reporting consumer complaints and the growing problem of mortgage fraud. And they will be able to clearly understand information we provide about their rights as consumers.

• Missouri Lawyers Media
• September 14, 2009

• Identity Theft Tops Consumer Fraud Complaints, Further Showing the Need for Junum's Services.

Business Editors COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2002 Junum Inc., (OTCBB:JUNM), a leader in providing credit management services, re...

• Business Wire
• January 25, 2002

• Identity Theft Leads List of Fraud Complaints

ROSEMEAD -- When the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday unveiled its list of U.S. consumers' most frequent complaints, it was no surprise what topped the list. The FTC received 635,173 consumer fraud complaints in 2004. They ranged from frustration with Internet auctions - 16 percent of complaints - to telephone services and work-at- home plans, which garnered 2 percent of the total.

• San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• February 02, 2006

• Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the FTC is seeking public comments on its request to OMB for a three- year extension of the current PRA clearance for items (a)-(c) below setting out the information collection requirements pertaining to the Commission's administrative activities. (OMB Control Number 3084-0047). That clearance expires on December 31, 2011.

... M) and Ami Dziekan (Ami D), Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, H-228, 600 P... 150. Misc. and fraud-related consumer complaints 262,000 6....

• Federal Register Nbr. 76 FR 79190, December 21, 2011
• Notices
• Federal Trade Commission

• Stronger Policies Can Help Curb Id Theft

ROSEMEAD - When the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday unveiled its list of U.S. consumers' most frequent complaints, it was no surprise what topped the list. The FTC received 635,173 consumer fraud complaints in 2004. They ranged from frustration with Internet auctions - 16 percent of complaints - to telephone services and work-at-home plans, which garnered 2 percent of the total.

• Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
• February 16, 2006

• Lawmakers Grapple with Identity Theft

There was a time when identity theft was considered a rare crime. But in recent years, a growing number of Americans have become victims and statistics show ID theft is clearly on the rise. Last year, the Federal Trade Commission received 635,173 consumer fraud complaints ranging from Internet auctions to bogus work-at- home plans. But the No. 1 complaint? Identity theft.

• San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• January 27, 2006