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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection presents the January 2002 consumer alert "Privacy: Tips for Protecting Your Personal Information" in PDF format. The alert offers suggestions for helping consumers manage their personal information and minimize its misuse.
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The Bureau of Consumer Protection of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) presents the full text of the document "Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries." The text is available in PDF format. These guides went into effect on April 10, 2001. The document provides guidance for businesses involved in the offering for sale, selling, or distributing jewelry products, including precious metals and pewter.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection presents the September 1998 brochure "66 Ways to Save Money" in PDF format. The brochure contains suggestions for saving money that were compiled by the Consumer Literacy Consortium. The suggestions are in the areas of transportation, insurance, housing, utilities, banking, and others.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection presents the January 2002 consumer alert "Electronic Check Conversion" in PDF format. The alert explains how electronic check conversion works. Electronic check conversion is a service used by merchants in which a paper check is converted into an electronic payment at the point of sale.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection presents the September 1999 consumer alert "Negative Credit Can Squeeze a Job Search" in PDF format. The alert explains that a person's credit report can effect his ability to get or keep a job. Employers can use credit reports when they hire, promote, reassign, or retain an employee.
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The Bureau of Consumer Protection of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) presents the full text of the fact sheet entitled "A Consumer's Guide to E-Payments" in PDF format. The fact sheet discusses safely shopping online. The FTC suggests that consumers use a secure browser, check the site's privacy policy before providing personal information to a Web site, keep personal information private, and give payment information only to businesses that...
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection presents the January 2002 consumer alert "Privacy: What You Do Know Can Protect You" in PDF format. The alert offers contact information for agencies that can help consumers protect their personal information. The office provides this information for credit bureaus, state departments of motor vehicles, direct marketers, and others.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection presents the December 2001 consumer alert "Take Charge of Your Credit" in PDF format. The alert offers suggestions for holiday shoppers who are using their credit cards. Consumers should keep track of their spending, monitor their cards and account numbers, and keep good records.
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The Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP) of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offers the February 2002 consumer alert entitled "The Lowdown on Chain Letters." The text is available in PDF format. The FTC warns consumers that chain letters that involve money and valuable materials are illegal. Those who have been a target of chain mail scams are encouraged to forward the e-mail to the FTC.
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The Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP) of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offers the June 2000 consumer alert entitled "Cigars: No Such Thing as a Safe Smoke." The text is available in PDF format. New warning labels are being placed on cigar packages. The warnings alert smokers about the serious health risks of cigar smoking. The FTC lists various warnings from the U.S. Surgeon General. The cigar companies are required to rotate the various...
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection presents the January 2002 brochure "Billed for Merchandise You Never Received?" in PDF format. The brochure explains the Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA) and the Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule. These regulations protect consumers from having to pay for merchandise they ordered but did not receive.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection presents the March 2000 consumer alert "Advertisements Promising Debt Relief May Be Offering Bankruptcy" in PDF format. The alert warns consumers about advertisements that promise debt relief. These advertisements may actually be talking about bankruptcy, which remains on a person's credit report for ten years and can reduce the person's ability to get credit, a job, insurance,...
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The Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP) of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offers the July 1998 consumer alert entitled "FTC Names Its Dirty Dozen: 12 Scams Most Likely to Arrive Via Bulk E-mail." The text is available in PDF format. The FTC has found that most bulk electronic mail is fraudulent. Some of the scams that the electronic mail is likely to offer are business opportunities, work-at-home schemes, health and diet scams, free investment...
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The Bureau of Consumer Protection of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) presents the full text of the September 2001 consumer alert "Helping Victims of the Terrorist Attacks: Your Guide to Giving Wisely" in PDF format. The alert offers tips for consumers who wish to donate money for the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The tips include giving directly to the charity and not the solicitors for the charity, refusing to give...
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The Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP) of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offers the April 1997 consumer alert entitled "Public Safety Fund-raising Appeals: Make Your Donations Count." The text is available in PDF format. The FTC offers advice for those interesting in making contributions to fund raisers for fire and police service organizations. The FTC suggests such precautions as asking how one's contribution will be used, asking the organizers...
