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| Federal Trade Commission Northeast Region Contact: Michele Stolls Phone: 212-607-2834 |
For Immediate Release: February 26, 2008 |
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BBB, FTC & NY State & City Agencies Name
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| What: | Press conference to announce top national, state, and
city consumer frauds and complaints. |
| Who: | Thomas A. Cohn, Regional Director, FTC, Northeast Region Claire Rosenzweig, President & CEO, Better Business Bureau Serving Metropolitan New York Melissa Saren, Deputy Chief, Consumer Frauds Bureau, N.Y.S. Attorney General’s Office Mindy Bockstein, Chairperson & Executive Director, N.Y.S. Consumer Protection Board Marla Tepper, General Counsel, N.Y.C. Department of Consumer Affairs Yvette Martinez, Associate State Director, AARP New York Consumer guests t/b/a with personal stories |
| Date: | Tuesday, March 4, 2008 |
| Time: | 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. (light breakfast 10:00 to 10:30 a.m.) |
| Location: | Meeting Room 1, Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House 1 Bowling Green, Basement Level New York, NY (MTA: 4/5 to Bowling Green; R/Q to Whitehall) |
| New York, NY – During National
Consumer Protection Week, the Better Business Bureau Serving
Metropolitan New York, the Federal Trade Commission’s Northeast Regional
Office, the New York Attorney General’s Office, the New York City
Department of Consumer Affairs, the New York State Consumer Protection
Board, and AARP are holding a press conference to alert New York area
consumers to the top consumer complaints of the past year and to educate
them on how to avoid becoming victims in 2008. Local New York consumers
will be on hand to discuss their personal experiences with these scams. | |
| At 11:00 a.m., representatives from all of the participating agencies and organizations will address the Spanish media on the top frauds. Local Spanish-speaking consumers will be available for interviews. | |