Archive for the ‘consumers’ Category
Friday, July 31st, 2009
NHTSA's study on cell phone use while driving : driving requires full attention and focus. Cell phone use can distract drivers from this task, risking harm to themselves and others. Other reports of the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) include ones on Teen Drivers, Child Passenger Safety Seats ...
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Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS): this program may be temporarily suspended due to extremely heavy demand that threatens to exhaust funding; but government officials said the program was not going to be suspended overnight. Go to their website to read eligibility requirements for the trade-in deals from the U.S. ...
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Go to MyMoney.gov to learn the basics about financial education. Or call 1 (888) MY MONEY to get the free “My Money Toolkit,” a collection of popular booklets that can help you learn to get your spending, saving and investing on track. You can check out ...
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Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through e-mail. If you receive an e-mail or find a Web site you think is pretending to be the IRS, here's the official IRS page on how to report phishing, e-mail scams and bogus IRS Web sites.
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Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Consumer Guides and Protection: list of links to official information and services from USA.gov; includes links for Reporting Internet Fraud, and links to the Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section of the United States Department of Justice, and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).
See Washington State links to Report Fraud ...
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Saturday, June 7th, 2008
The FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection helps prevent fraud, deception, and unfair business practices in the marketplace. See also the National Do Not Call Registry . Find Consumer safety advice on the Washington State Attorney General's website.
Take your name and address off junk mail lists and email lists ...
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