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Protecting yourself
Thursday, February 19, 2004 | 1 comment(s)
€ Don't buy from an unfamiliar company, especially if it's unwilling to answer your questions.
€ Ask for and wait until you receive written material about any offer or charity.
€ Check out unfamiliar companies with your local consumer protection agency, the Better Business Bureau, the attorney general, the National Fraud Information Center or the state's Division of Finance.
€ Take your time making a decision. Discuss big investments offered by telephone salespeople with a trusted friend, family member or financial advisor.
€ Never respond to an offer you don't understand thoroughly.
€ Never send money or give out credit card or bank account numbers to unfamiliar companies.
€ Be aware that any personal or financial information you provide may be sold to other companies.
Before you buy from an unfamiliar organization, check it out with the following: Oregon Division of Finance & Corporate Securities, (866) 814-9710; Federal Trade Commission, (877) 382-4357; Oregon Department of Justice, (877) 877-9392.
To have your phone numbers placed on the national "Do Not Call" registry, call (888) 382-1222 from the number you want blocked.
€ Ask for and wait until you receive written material about any offer or charity.
€ Check out unfamiliar companies with your local consumer protection agency, the Better Business Bureau, the attorney general, the National Fraud Information Center or the state's Division of Finance.
€ Take your time making a decision. Discuss big investments offered by telephone salespeople with a trusted friend, family member or financial advisor.
€ Never respond to an offer you don't understand thoroughly.
€ Never send money or give out credit card or bank account numbers to unfamiliar companies.
€ Be aware that any personal or financial information you provide may be sold to other companies.
Before you buy from an unfamiliar organization, check it out with the following: Oregon Division of Finance & Corporate Securities, (866) 814-9710; Federal Trade Commission, (877) 382-4357; Oregon Department of Justice, (877) 877-9392.
To have your phone numbers placed on the national "Do Not Call" registry, call (888) 382-1222 from the number you want blocked.
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