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Source: American Bar Association
Description:
Includes information on contracts, warranties, consumer rights
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Source: Federal Trade Commission
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Factsheets and alerts to help consumers spot fraudulent healthcare treatments, practitioners and devices.
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Source: National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association
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Founded in 1985 by several private health insurers and federal and state government officials, the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association is the leading national organization focused exclusively on the fight against health care fraud. Their website offers information for consumers and providers.
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Source: Federal Trade Commission
Description:
Website offers a wide variety of information to help consumers avoid and report fraud and deception.
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Source: U.S. Federal Trade Commission
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Get the facts on consumer frauds from Internet cons, prize promotions, work-at-home schemes, and telemarketing scams to identity theft--and report fraud complaints so they can be shared with law enforcement.
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Source: National Institute on Aging
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Online factsheet covers crime, fraud, identity theft and elder abuse.
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Source: National Consumer League
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Resources to help seniors identify and resist fraudulent marketing scams
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Source: U.S. Post Office
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Tips on recognizing telemarketing and mail fraud schemes
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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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Video helps consumers discriminate between legitimate healthcare practices and fraudulent practices and products.
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Source: U.S. Administration on Aging
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National resource center dedicated to the prevention of elder mistreatment. Site offers information, resources and hotlines.
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Source: Federal Trade Commission
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Once you register your phone number, telemarketers covered by the National Do Not Call Registry have up to 31 days from the date you register to stop calling. Violations can also be reported on this site.
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Organization's goal is "to protect and serve the public interest by increasing awareness and improving the detection, investigation, civil and criminal prosecution and prevention of health care fraud."
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Source: U.S. Government
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Website developed by a consortium of government agencies (including the Federal Trade Commission, Homeland Security and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service). The site includes easy-to-understand information about safe auctions, phishing, spyware, etc.
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Source: World Privacy Forum
Description:
Tips for preventing medical identity theft, including a detailed tutorial on what consumers should do if they suspect they have been victimized.
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Source: North American Securities Administrators Association
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Resources to protect seniors from investment fraud
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Government-funded project involves professionals and senior volunteers to fight fraud, abuse and error in the Medicare and Medicaid programs
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Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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Information to help seniors and family caregivers avoid scams that target the elderly
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