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A JOLT from the blue : Jamaican fraudsters using telemarketing to target U.S. consumers.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	United States. Federal Trade Commission. Division of Consumer and Business Education
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Division of Consumer & Business Education, [2009]
Series:	FTC consumer alert.
Subjects:	Telemarketing > Corrupt practices > United States > Prevention. Telemarketing > Corrupt practices > Jamaica > Prevention. Fraud > United States > Prevention. Fraud > Jamaica > Prevention. Consumer protection > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo17844

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