Annual Report on Consumer Scams
1998-11-24T18:29:55-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzIwXC8xOTk4MTEyNDE4MzYxOTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Consumer’s rights advocates Wendy Weinberg and Stephen Brobeck issued an annual report on consumer scams which noted that auto sales, home improvement, and auto repair were the categories consumers complained about most. They also said that telephone frauds were the fastest growing scams and could be divided into two categories, “slamming” and “cramming.” “Slamming” was switching long distance carriers, whereas "cramming' was attaching extraneous charges to a phone bill. After their remarks they answered questions from reporters.
Consumer’s rights advocates Wendy Weinberg and Stephen Brobeck issued an annual report on consumer scams which noted that auto sales, home i… read more
Consumer’s rights advocates Wendy Weinberg and Stephen Brobeck issued an annual report on consumer scams which noted that auto sales, home improvement, and auto repair were the categories consumers complained about most. They also said that telephone frauds were the fastest growing scams and could be divided into two categories, “slamming” and “cramming.” “Slamming” was switching long distance carriers, whereas "cramming' was attaching extraneous charges to a phone bill. After their remarks they answered questions from reporters. close
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