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Consumers beware
We regularly receive complaints about the sale of educational software to parents, many of whom live on low income and/or come from a non-English speaking background. Many parents have been subjected to high pressure sales tactics. Read more.
Timeshare can be sold on the secondary market, both privately and through brokers, but don’t be fooled into thinking timeshare is a financial investment! Selling timeshare can be costly, time consuming, and is not always possible. In all likelihood you’re only ever going to recover a fraction of your investment. Read more.
We're often contacted by consumers struggling under the cost of funeral insurance or who don't fully understanding what their funeral product entails. People rarely shop around for the funeral product that’s best for them—they simply buy the first one they come across. But 'funeral plan' can refer to three different types of product. Read more.
Credit repair companies claim to be able to have information removed from your credit report, but they charge thousands of dollars for something you can do yourself. Read more.
Do not knock campaign
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- No matter what industry says, as @acccgovau confirm, salespeople who ignore Do Not Knock stickers are breaching law: http://t.co/OnhUtjIVss 11 hours ago