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Consumer Fraud Protection
What is fraud
and how can you the consumer
protect
yourself? This is when someone purposely falsely misrepresents
something in order to cheat others. It is usually done for
monetary gain. “White collar criminals” who have specialized
knowledge in their field and are often business services usually
commit this. They invoke trust in their clients by posing as
professional business organizations. These false companies steal
1000s of dollars worth of funds from individuals and businesses
every year.
So how do you protect yourself from
consumer fraud?
Here are some ways:
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Look
carefully before signing anything
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Be sure
you are using a secure (SSL) site for online payments
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Do not
give out your financial or secure information by email
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Go
through the proper channels when you need to do a charge back-Your
credit card company and bank
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Monitor
your financial records carefully
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Be
especially careful when using online banking-report any extra or
unusual charges immediately to your bank.
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Research
any business opportunity that you want to join-if it looks too good
it probably is not true.
Consumer Fraud Protection
is not so hard. You just need to be extra careful before you
participate in any money transactions offline or online. Here at
a1-fraud-protection you will find articles on common forms of
deception and how to avoid them.
More articles:
Credit Card Fraud Protection
Online Fraud Protection
How
To Avoid Fraud and Identity Theft
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