Abney and Associates Blog Reviews: Forums focus on consumer fraud prevention | MagCloud - 2 views

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  #1 Philipp Eggenberger on 31 May 13

   

  View Source: http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/574918
  
  Muriel Sedergren said she'd receive three or four calls a week but knew enough never to bite on the caller's news that she had won a big lottery prize.
  
  "My first question is 'what's this going to cost me?'" Sedergren said.
  
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  She said the next sound was the click of the caller hanging up.
  
  Unlike Sedergren, however, many Vermonters, especially seniors, fall prey to lottery and other scams, and wind up losing hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
  
  Related Forum: http://www.topix.com/forum/business/TQTP857OUOSOBGHUT
  
  The attorney general's office and its Consumer Assistance Program, along with the University of Vermont, logged more than 1,700 scam complaints last year.
  
  It's the reason why AARP is holding forums around the state to educate Vermonters on how to prevent being a scam victim.
  
  The state's list of scams closely tracks the Federal Trade Commission's nationwide list, which has exploded in recent years.
  
  Also Read: http://abneyandassocia.livejournal.com/

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">View Source: <a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/574918" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/574918</a> <br /> <br /> Muriel Sedergren said she'd receive three or four calls a week but knew enough never to bite on the caller's news that she had won a big lottery prize. <br /> <br /> "My first question is 'what's this going to cost me?'" Sedergren said. <br /> <br /> Also Read: <a href="http://blogrr.net/tag/abney+associates/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://blogrr.net/tag/abney+associates/</a> <br /> <br /> She said the next sound was the click of the caller hanging up. <br /> <br /> Unlike Sedergren, however, many Vermonters, especially seniors, fall prey to lottery and other scams, and wind up losing hundreds or even thousands of dollars. <br /> <br /> Related Forum: <a href="http://www.topix.com/forum/business/TQTP857OUOSOBGHUT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.topix.com/forum/business/TQTP857OUOSOBGHUT</a> <br /> <br /> The attorney general's office and its Consumer Assistance Program, along with the University of Vermont, logged more than 1,700 scam complaints last year. <br /> <br /> It's the reason why AARP is holding forums around the state to educate Vermonters on how to prevent being a scam victim. <br /> <br /> The state's list of scams closely tracks the Federal Trade Commission's nationwide list, which has exploded in recent years. <br /> <br /> Also Read: <a href="http://abneyandassocia.livejournal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://abneyandassocia.livejournal.com/</a></div>

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  #2 Jade Frehner on 31 May 13

   

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