Boiler Room Scams - Revision history

Cicpbuchanan at 22:11, 17 February 2012

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	'''Public Inquiry Unit'''<br>		'''Public Inquiry Unit'''<br>
	PO Box 944255<br>		PO Box 944255<br>
-	Sacramento, CA 94244-2550<br>	+	Sacramento, CA 94244-2550<br>
		+	(916) 445-9555<br>
	(800) 952-5225 (CA Callers)<br>		(800) 952-5225 (CA Callers)<br>
	(916) 322-3360 (Out of State)<br>		(916) 322-3360 (Out of State)<br>
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	(800) 952-5548 (TDD in CA)<br>		(800) 952-5548 (TDD in CA)<br>
	(916) 327-5564 (TDD Out of State)<br>		(916) 327-5564 (TDD Out of State)<br>
-	~~(916) 445-9555<br>~~
	[http://www.caaq.state.ca.state.ca.us/ '''www.caag.state.ca.us''']<br>		[http://www.caaq.state.ca.state.ca.us/ '''www.caag.state.ca.us''']<br>

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	Chicago, IL 60606-6100<br>		Chicago, IL 60606-6100<br>
	(800) 275-8777<br>		(800) 275-8777<br>
-	[http://www.postainspectors.uspis.gov/ '''postalinspectors.uspis.gov''']<b>	+	[http://www.postainspectors.uspis.gov/ '''postalinspectors.uspis.gov''']<br>



-	<p>For scams related to deceptive sales pitches, time exceeded for merchandise ordered; if canceled, must refund consumer's cash, check, or money order within 7 working days or credit card account within one billing period (approximately 30 days), contact the Federal Trade Commision.</p~~><br~~>	+	<p>For scams related to deceptive sales pitches, time exceeded for merchandise ordered; if canceled, must refund consumer's cash, check, or money order within 7 working days or credit card account within one billing period (approximately 30 days), contact the Federal Trade Commision.</p>

	<font color="#4AA02C">'''Federal Trade Commission'''</font color="#4AA02C"><br>		<font color="#4AA02C">'''Federal Trade Commission'''</font color="#4AA02C"><br>

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-	<p>For scams related to deceptive sales pitches, time exceeded for merchandise ordered; if canceled, must refund consumer's cash, check, or money order within 7 working days or credit card account within one billing period (approximately 30 days), contact the Federal Trade Commision.</p>	+	<p>For scams related to deceptive sales pitches, time exceeded for merchandise ordered; if canceled, must refund consumer's cash, check, or money order within 7 working days or credit card account within one billing period (approximately 30 days), contact the Federal Trade Commision.</p><br>

-	~~'''~~<font color="#4AA02C">Federal Trade Commission</font color="#4AA02C">~~'''~~<br>	+	<font color="#4AA02C">'''Federal Trade Commission'''</font color="#4AA02C"><br>
	600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>		600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>
	Washington, DC 20580<br>		Washington, DC 20580<br>
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-	~~<p>~~'''Department Publications:''' Be Smart-Buy Smart: Contests, Sweepstakes and Lotteries ~~(P-27),~~ Be Smart-Buy Smart: Mail Order ~~(P-31),~~ Be Smart-Buy Smart: Prizes and Gifts ~~(P-32),~~ Be Smart-Buy Smart: Telemarketing ~~(P-34)</p>~~<br>	+	'''Department Publications:'''<br>
		+	Be Smart-Buy Smart: Contests, Sweepstakes and Lotteries<br>
		+	Be Smart-Buy Smart: Mail Order<br>
		+	Be Smart-Buy Smart: Prizes and Gifts<br>
		+	Be Smart-Buy Smart: Telemarketing<br>

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-	<p>'''Department Publications:''' Be Smart-Buy Smart: Contests, Sweepstakes and Lotteries (P-27), Be Smart-Buy Smart: Mail Order (P-31), Be Smart-Buy Smart: Prizes and Gifts (P-32), Be Smart-Buy Smart: Telemarketing (P-34)</p> <br>	+	<p>'''Department Publications:''' Be Smart-Buy Smart: Contests, Sweepstakes and Lotteries (P-27), Be Smart-Buy Smart: Mail Order (P-31), Be Smart-Buy Smart: Prizes and Gifts (P-32), Be Smart-Buy Smart: Telemarketing (P-34)</p><br>

Cicjscribner at 16:37, 9 September 2010

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-	'''DOJ - Office of the Attorney General'''<br>	+	'''<font color="#4AA02C">DOJ - Office of the Attorney General</font color="#4AA02C">'''<br>
-	Public Inquiry Unit<br>	+	'''Public Inquiry Unit'''<br>
	PO Box 944255<br>		PO Box 944255<br>
	Sacramento, CA 94244-2550<br>		Sacramento, CA 94244-2550<br>
	(800) 952-5225 (CA Callers)<br>		(800) 952-5225 (CA Callers)<br>
	(916) 322-3360 (Out of State)<br>		(916) 322-3360 (Out of State)<br>
-	(916) 323-5341 ~~(fax)~~<br>	+	(916) 323-5341 Fax<br>
	(800) 952-5548 (TDD in CA)<br>		(800) 952-5548 (TDD in CA)<br>
	(916) 327-5564 (TDD Out of State)<br>		(916) 327-5564 (TDD Out of State)<br>
	(916) 445-9555<br>		(916) 445-9555<br>
	[http://www.caaq.state.ca.state.ca.us/ '''www.caag.state.ca.us''']<br>		[http://www.caaq.state.ca.state.ca.us/ '''www.caag.state.ca.us''']<br>
		+


	<p>For scams related to work at home, pyramid, chain letter schemes, solicitation by mail, theft of mail, mail delivery problems; includes billing for items not ordered, contact the US Postal Service.</p>		<p>For scams related to work at home, pyramid, chain letter schemes, solicitation by mail, theft of mail, mail delivery problems; includes billing for items not ordered, contact the US Postal Service.</p>

-	'''US Postal Service'''<br>	+	'''<font color="#4AA02C">US Postal Service</font color="#4AA02C">'''<br>
-	Inspection Service Support Group	+	'''Inspection Service Support Group'''<br>
-	ATTN: Fraud Section	+	ATTN: Fraud Section<br>
	Suite 1250<br>		Suite 1250<br>
	222 S Riverside Plaza<br>		222 S Riverside Plaza<br>
	Chicago, IL 60606-6100<br>		Chicago, IL 60606-6100<br>
-	(800) 275-8777 ~~(national number)~~<br>	+	(800) 275-8777<br>
	[http://www.postainspectors.uspis.gov/ '''postalinspectors.uspis.gov''']<b>		[http://www.postainspectors.uspis.gov/ '''postalinspectors.uspis.gov''']<b>

		+

	<p>For scams related to deceptive sales pitches, time exceeded for merchandise ordered; if canceled, must refund consumer's cash, check, or money order within 7 working days or credit card account within one billing period (approximately 30 days), contact the Federal Trade Commision.</p>		<p>For scams related to deceptive sales pitches, time exceeded for merchandise ordered; if canceled, must refund consumer's cash, check, or money order within 7 working days or credit card account within one billing period (approximately 30 days), contact the Federal Trade Commision.</p>

-	'''Federal Trade Commission'''<br>	+	'''<font color="#4AA02C">Federal Trade Commission</font color="#4AA02C">'''<br>
	600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>		600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>
	Washington, DC 20580<br>		Washington, DC 20580<br>
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-	<p>'''Department Publications:''' Be Smart-Buy Smart: Contests, Sweepstakes and Lotteries (P-27), Be Smart-Buy Smart: Mail Order (P-31), Be Smart-Buy Smart: Prizes and Gifts (P-32), Be Smart-Buy Smart: Telemarketing (P-34)~~</p>~~	+
-	~~<p>'''Other Publications:''' Boiler Room Sales Schemes Against Business</p>~~	+	<p>'''Department Publications:''' Be Smart-Buy Smart: Contests, Sweepstakes and Lotteries (P-27), Be Smart-Buy Smart: Mail Order (P-31), Be Smart-Buy Smart: Prizes and Gifts (P-32), Be Smart-Buy Smart: Telemarketing (P-34)</p> <br>
-	~~<p>'''Other References:''' None</p>~~	+
-	~~<p>'''Other Referrals:''' Mail Complaints, Postal Inspector, Federal Trade Commission, and Attorney General~~</p><br>	+

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-	<p>For scams related to deceptive sales pitches, time exceeded for merchandise ordered; if canceled, must refund consumer's cash, check, or money order within 7 working days or credit card account within one billing period (approximately 30 days), contact the Federal Trade Commision. </p>	+	<p>For scams related to deceptive sales pitches, time exceeded for merchandise ordered; if canceled, must refund consumer's cash, check, or money order within 7 working days or credit card account within one billing period (approximately 30 days), contact the Federal Trade Commision.</p>

	'''Federal Trade Commission'''<br>		'''Federal Trade Commission'''<br>

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-	<p>For scams related to "work at home", pyramid, chain letter schemes, solicitation by mail, theft of mail, mail delivery problems; includes billing for items not ordered, contact the US Postal Service.</p>	+	<p>For scams related to work at home, pyramid, chain letter schemes, solicitation by mail, theft of mail, mail delivery problems; includes billing for items not ordered, contact the US Postal Service.</p>

	'''US Postal Service'''<br>		'''US Postal Service'''<br>

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-	'''DOJ -	+	'''DOJ - Office of the Attorney General'''<br>
-	Office of the Attorney General	+	Public Inquiry Unit<br>
-	Public Inquiry Unit~~'''~~	+	PO Box 944255<br>
-	PO Box 944255	+
	Sacramento, CA 94244-2550<br>		Sacramento, CA 94244-2550<br>
	(800) 952-5225 (CA Callers)<br>		(800) 952-5225 (CA Callers)<br>
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	(800) 952-5548 (TDD in CA)<br>		(800) 952-5548 (TDD in CA)<br>
	(916) 327-5564 (TDD Out of State)<br>		(916) 327-5564 (TDD Out of State)<br>
-	(916)~~4459555~~<br>	+	(916) 445-9555<br>
-	[http://www.caaq.state.ca.state.ca.us/ www.caag.state.ca.us/]<br>	+	[http://www.caaq.state.ca.state.ca.us/ '''www.caag.state.ca.us''']<br>
		+
		+
		+	<p>For scams related to "work at home", pyramid, chain letter schemes, solicitation by mail, theft of mail, mail delivery problems; includes billing for items not ordered, contact the US Postal Service.</p>

-	'''~~United States Government~~ Postal Service	+	'''US Postal Service'''<br>
-	~~INSPECTION SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP~~	+	Inspection Service Support Group
-	ATTN: ~~FRAUD SECTION'''~~	+	ATTN: Fraud Section
-	~~SUITE~~ 1250<br>	+	Suite 1250<br>
-	222 S ~~RIVERSIDE PLAZA~~<br>	+	222 S Riverside Plaza<br>
-	~~CHICAGO~~ IL 60606-6100<br>	+	Chicago, IL 60606-6100<br>
	(800) 275-8777 (national number)<br>		(800) 275-8777 (national number)<br>
-	[http://www.postainspectors.uspis.gov/postalinspectors.uspis.gov/]<b>	+	[http://www.postainspectors.uspis.gov/ '''postalinspectors.uspis.gov''']<b>
-	<p>~~Work at home~~, ~~pyramid~~, ~~chain~~	+
-	~~letter schemes~~, ~~solicitation by~~	+
-	~~mail~~, ~~theft of mail, mail delivery~~	+	<p>For scams related to deceptive sales pitches, time exceeded for merchandise ordered; if canceled, must refund consumer's cash, check, or money order within 7 working days or credit card account within one billing period (approximately 30 days), contact the Federal Trade Commision. </p>
-	~~problems; includes~~ billing ~~for items~~	+
-	~~not ordered~~.</ p>	+	'''Federal Trade Commission'''<br>
-	~~United States~~ Federal Trade Commission	+
	600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>		600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>
	Washington, DC 20580<br>		Washington, DC 20580<br>
	(877) 382-4357<br>		(877) 382-4357<br>
-	[http://www.ftc.gov/www.ftc.gov/]<br>	+	[http://www.ftc.gov/ '''www.ftc.gov''']<br>
-	~~<p>Deceptive sales pitches.~~	+
-	~~Time exceeded for merchandise ordered;~~	+
-	~~if canceled, must refund consumer's cash,~~	+	<p>'''Department Publications:''' Be Smart-Buy Smart: Contests, Sweepstakes and Lotteries (P-27), Be Smart-Buy Smart: Mail Order (P-31), Be Smart-Buy Smart: Prizes and Gifts (P-32), Be Smart-Buy Smart: Telemarketing (P-34)</p>
-	~~check, or money order within 7 working~~	+	<p>'''Other Publications:''' Boiler Room Sales Schemes Against Business</p>
-	~~days or credit card account within one~~	+	<p>'''Other References:''' None</p>
-	~~billing period (approximately 30 days).~~ </ p>	+	<p>'''Other Referrals:''' Mail Complaints, Postal Inspector, Federal Trade Commission, and Attorney General</p><br>
-	'''Department Publications:''' Be Smart-Buy Smart: Contests, Sweepstakes and Lotteries (P-27)	+
-	Be Smart-Buy Smart: Mail Order (P-31)	+
-	Be Smart-Buy Smart: Prizes and Gifts (P-32)	+
-	Be Smart-Buy Smart: Telemarketing (P-34)	+
-	'''Other Publications:''' "Boiler Room Sales Schemes Against Business"	+
-	'''Other References:''' None	+
-	'''Other Referrals:''' Mail Complaints	+
-	Postal Inspector	+
-	Federal Trade Commission	+
-	Attorney General	+
	<p>[[file:green_arrow.jpg\|link=http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/guide/index.shtml\|Consumer Resource & Referral Guide]]		<p>[[file:green_arrow.jpg\|link=http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/guide/index.shtml\|Consumer Resource & Referral Guide]]
	Consumer Resource & Referral Guide<br>		Consumer Resource & Referral Guide<br>

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	<p>[[file:green_arrow.jpg\|link=http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/guide/index.shtml\|Consumer Resource & Referral Guide]]		<p>[[file:green_arrow.jpg\|link=http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/guide/index.shtml\|Consumer Resource & Referral Guide]]
	Consumer Resource & Referral Guide<br>		Consumer Resource & Referral Guide<br>
-	[[file:green_arrow.jpg\|link=http://www.ca.gov/~~About~~/~~Government/agencyindex~~.~~html~~\|Directory of State Agencies ]]	+	[[file:green_arrow.jpg\|link=http://www.ca.gov/CaSearch/Agencies.aspx\|Directory of State Agencies ]]
	Directory of State Agencies<br>		Directory of State Agencies<br>
	[[file:green_arrow.jpg\|link=http://www.dca.ca.gov/consumer/links_federal.shtml\|Directory of Federal Agencies]]		[[file:green_arrow.jpg\|link=http://www.dca.ca.gov/consumer/links_federal.shtml\|Directory of Federal Agencies]]