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Consumer Alerts
- Consumer Action's Health & Wealth Convening resources (Sep 30, 2020)
There are many connections between physical health and financial health, from inadequate health insurance to insufficient protections to - Resources for consumers impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak (Sep 09, 2020)
Versión en español aquí / Spanish version here 用此連接看中文版 / Chinese version here Our staff is keeping this - Guía de recursos para consumidores afectados por el coronavirus (May 07, 2020)
English version here / Versión en inglés aquí Chinese version here / 用此連接看中文版 Esta guía se
Scam Alerts
- Guard your Medicare number well! (Apr 24, 2017)
Consumer Action reminds seniors to safeguard their Medicare numbers. Scammers use victims' Medicare numbers to commit fraud and steal - FDIC calling? Not! (Sep 09, 2010)
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is warning of fraudulent phone calls from scam artists or bill collectors who falsely - Facebook Dislike button scam spreads virally (Aug 16, 2010)
A new Facebook scam uncovered by network security firm Sophos tempts you with the offer of a "dislike" button (as
California Alerts
- Covered California issues in-language scam alerts (Dec 09, 2013)
Covered California—the state health care insurance marketplace—recently issued these health care alerts in several languages. Print - July 2012 brings new protections for California car buyers (Sep 27, 2011)
AB 1215 (Blumenfield) has been signed by Governor Brown. Once it takes effect, it will offer important new protections to car - New California Consumer Laws - 2009 (Mar 30, 2009)
The County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer Affairs Staff Training Academy has issued a comprehensive guide to new consumer
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