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Here you'll find general tips and advice on how to protect yourself from various scams and ripoffs. An educated consumer is a safe consumer.
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Affordable Drugs: Saving Money by Splitting Pills- by Gary Cordingley
Are you dismayed by the high price of your prescription medicine? Talk to your doctor about prescribing a higher-strength pill you can split in half.
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Air Rights, Water Rights, Etc. - Your Rights As A Home-Buyer- by n/a
When you buy a house you get more than just the bricks and mortar. You are also usually entitled to other things like the air above your home and the dirt below it. Usually, but not always. Make sure you know exactly what rights and restrictions "convey" with ownership. As you look at houses be aware of what exactly you're paying for. Let's take a look at some of the more common rights to look for.
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Be A Smarter Consumer- by n/a
There is no shortage of scams out there today. Consumers of all ages and nationalities are targeted by con artists whose primary goal is to part you from your money. The best way to avoid being taken advantage of is to become a smarter consumer. The Better Business Bureau offers the following tips to help improve your consumer skills in 2004
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Best practice in fraud prevention- by Russell G. Smith
Strategies and programs which have been devised to prevent criminal fraud perpetrated against both individuals and organisations are considered. The paper examines eight areas: fraud awareness and education; management of fraud control; personnel monitoring; transaction monitoring; improvements in personal identification; counterfeiting prevention; computer systems monitoring; and legally based deterrence
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Check Overpayment Scams: Seller Beware- by n/a
Thinking of selling a car or another valuable item through an online auction or your newspaper's classified section? If so, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, wants you to know about check overpayment scams.
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Consumers Pay A High Price For Protection- by Nicholas Gruen
"Consumers pay a high price for protection" Samuel is right on the money. Graeme Samuel, Chairman of the government consumer “watchdog” the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has uttered heresy. Consumer groups want him to wash his mouth out with soap. Why?
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