Avoiding office supply scams.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

United States. Federal Trade Commission

Series:

FTC facts for business

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Office equipment and supplies industry--Corrupt practices--United States.

Office equipment and supplies industry.

Telemarketing--Corrupt practices--United States.

Telemarketing.

Telemarketing--Corrupt practices.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Federal Trade Commission, [2000]

Summary:

The Bureau of Consumer Protection of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) presents the full text of the business fact sheet entitled "Avoiding Office Supply Scams," published in March 2000 in PDF format. The fact sheet discusses office supply scams, which include providing phony invoices, the caller pretending to be the regular or authorized supplier, and tricking an employee into accepting a gift that the company feels it must pay for due to an error by an employee. The bureau highlights ways that organizations can protect themselves.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed September 20, 2004).

"March 2000."

OCLC:

49188052