NCJ Number
140909
Journal
Topics in Crime Prevention Dated: (1992) Pages: 16-23
Date Published
1992
Length
8 pages
Annotation
Organizations are listed that can provide information and assistance to consumer fraud victims.
Abstract
The organizations include the Alliance Against Fraud in Telemarketing, the American Association of Retired Persons, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Communications Fraud Control Association, the Council of Better Business Bureaus, the Direct Marketing Association, the Federal Communications Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission. Additional organizations include the High Technology Crime Investigation Association, the Industry Council for Tangible Assets, the National Association of Bunco Investigators, the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators, the National Charities Information Bureau, the National Council Against Health Fraud, the National Futures Association, the National Insurance Crime Bureau, Professionals Against Confidence Crime, and various U.S. government agencies (Department of Health and Human Services, Postal Inspection Service, and Secret Service). A brief description of each organization is provided, along with an address.