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CONSUMER PROTECTION HANDBOOK

NCJ Number
18839
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
Unknown
Length
33 pages
Annotation
GUIDELINES FOR CONSUMERS TO FOLLOW IN ORDER TO AVOID FRAUDULENT SCHEMES, WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON WHEN AND HOW TO COMPLAIN.
Abstract
GENERAL AREAS COVERED INCLUDES: LEGAL HELP, HOME SALES, AUTOMOBILE SALES AND SERVICES, ADVERTISEMENTS AND REPRESENTATIONS, CLUBS AND DISCOUNT PLANS, AND SALES AND OPPORTUNITIES. THE BOOKLET INCLUDES A LIST OF AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN AID THE CONSUMER IN OREGON. ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED CONCERNS CONDITIONS IN OREGON SPECIFICALLY, MOST OF THE HANDBOOK SERVES AS A VALUABLE REFERENCE GUIDE TO CONSUMERS EVERYWHERE.