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Avoid Scams: These Are Top 10 Consumer Frauds Of 2023, NY AG Says
To honor National Consumer Protection Week, New York Attorney General Letitia James has revealed the most common fraud complaints faced by residents during 2023.
In an announcement on Monday, March 4, James said that these common complaints ranged from price gouging of much-needed goods and services to housing issues, online banking fraud, and even travel-related issues.
The top ten most common consumer complaints of 2023 in New York were:
Retail Sales: (Online purchases, price gouging, retail sales, defective merchandise, poor customer service, pet stores, animal breede…
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)…
