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Don't Fall For Them: These Are Top Consumer Scams, NY AG Says Don't Fall For Them: These Are Top Consumer Scams, NY AG Says
Don't Fall For Them: These Are Top Consumer Scams, NY AG Says Attorney General Letitia James highlighted some of the top scams New Yorkers are facing to kick off National Consumer Protection Week. Citing the COVID-19 pandemic, James said that Internet-related and price gouging scams were the greatest threat to consumers, with thousands of complaints levied to her office during 2020. The top 10 consumer complaints in 2020, according to James’ office: Internet-Related (internet services and service providers, data privacy and security, digital media, data breaches, frauds through internet manipulation): 9,832 complaints; COVID-19 Price Gouging (…

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Here Are Top 10 Scams To Avoid, NY Attorney General Says Here Are Top 10 Scams To Avoid, NY Attorney General Says
Here Are Top 10 Scams To Avoid, NY Attorney General Says Fraudsters were busy in 2019, going through drastic efforts in an attempt to scam New Yorkers, according to the Attorney General’s Office. New York Attorney Letitia James released a new report of the top 10 consumer fraud complaints that her office received last year, topped by Internet-related schemes. It was the 14th year in a row that Internet-related complaints topped the list. According to James’ office, the top 10 consumer complaints were: Internet-related (4,436 complaints in 2019); Consumer-related (2,659); Automobile (2,510); Landlord/Tenant disputes (1,910); Utilities (1,811)…

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