Catch the bandit in your mailbox.

The Bureau of Consumer Protection of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) presents the full text of the fact sheet entitled "Catch the Bandit in Your Mailbox," published in October 2000 in PDF format. The fact sheet discusses different fraudulent solicitations that come in the mail, inc...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	United States. Federal Trade Commission. Office of Consumer and Business Education
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Office of Consumer and Business Education, [2000]
Subjects:	Mail fraud. Advertising, Direct-mail > Corrupt practices. Electronic publications
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS71532

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Summary:	The Bureau of Consumer Protection of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) presents the full text of the fact sheet entitled "Catch the Bandit in Your Mailbox," published in October 2000 in PDF format. The fact sheet discusses different fraudulent solicitations that come in the mail, including prize offers, foreign lotteries, pyramid schemes, bogus credit card offers and advance fee loans, travel scams, checks, chain letters, and bogus charities. The fact sheet offers suggestions for consumers to avoid becoming a victim of fraudulent solicitations.
Item Description:	"October 2000." Title from title screen (viewed on June 30, 2006). Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	4 unnumbered pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet from the FTC web site. Address as of 6/30/06: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/tmarkg/bandit.pdf; current access available via PURL.