Catch the bandit in your mailbox.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

United States. Federal Trade Commission. Office of Consumer and Business Education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mail fraud.

Advertising, Direct-mail--Corrupt practices.

Advertising, Direct-mail.

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages : digital, PDF file

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Office of Consumer and Business Education, [2000]

Summary:

The Bureau of Consumer Protection of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) presents the full text of the fact sheet entitled "Catch the Bandit in Your Mailbox," published in October 2000 in PDF format. The fact sheet discusses different fraudulent solicitations that come in the mail, including prize offers, foreign lotteries, pyramid schemes, bogus credit card offers and advance fee loans, travel scams, checks, chain letters, and bogus charities. The fact sheet offers suggestions for consumers to avoid becoming a victim of fraudulent solicitations.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on June 30, 2006).

"October 2000."

OCLC:

49058302