Thursday, May 17, 2012

Free Consumer Protection Publications

SENIOR CONNECTIONS
FARMINGDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Newsletter Topic of the Month
July-August 2012

“FREE CONSUMER PROTECTION PUBLICATIONS”

The Federal Citizen Information Center site offers important consumer
information and publications to help you make important life
decisions. You will find helpful tips about preventing identity
theft, avoiding scams and frauds, consumer purchasing problems, filing
consumer complaints, consumer protection laws, along with many other
useful topics.

The following is a list of 10 free consumer protection publications:

-2012 Consumer Action Handbook
-New Spring 2012 Consumer Information Catalog
-“Free Trials” – Aren’t Always True
-10 Things You Can Do To Avoid Fraud
-Billed For Merchandise You Never Received?- Here’s What To Do
-Online Banking, Bill Paying and Shopping—10 Ways To Protect You Money
-SaferProducts.gov: Keep Your Family Safe
-Service Contracts
-What You Need To Know: New Rules For Gift Cards

To order a publication, go to Publications.USA.gov. Then click on the
“publication title” to display that publication’s ordering
information.