Magazine subscription scams.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

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

Series:

FTC facts for consumers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Serials subscription agencies--Corrupt practices--United States.

Serials subscription agencies.

Telemarketing--Corrupt practices--United States.

Telemarketing.

Telemarketing--Corrupt practices.

United States.

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 "Magazine Subscription Scams," published in November 2000 in PDF format. The fact sheet discusses fraudulent telemarketing of magazine subscriptions. These questionable telephone sales pitches include free, prepaid, or special magazine subscription deals. The bureau highlights the Telemarketing Sales Rule of the FTC and how to cancel subscriptions.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on June 15, 2007).

"November 2000"--Page [4].

OCLC:

49188078