Consumer Issues

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• Protect Your Business Against Fraud

  Each year, small businesses are targets of fraudulent or deceptive sales practices. Use these Quick Tips to help spot the scammers before your business falls victim.

• Home Improvement

  Thinking of hiring a contractor for a home improvement project? Before you sign a contract, check out these Quick Tips!

• All About Gift Cards

  Gift cards and gift certificates are convenient and when it comes to holidays, birthdays, or special occasions, they often make gift-giving easy. But gift cards are not the same as credit cards and, while Connecticut has its own gift-card laws, they may not apply to all gift cards. Learn all about gift cards with these Quick Tips.

• Cell Phone "Cramming"

  Learn about phone bill "cramming" and what you can do about unauthorized charges with these Quick Tips.

• Unwanted Telemarketing Calls

  What are robocalls? How does the Do Not Call Registry work? Find out with these Quick Tips.

• Buying a Used Car?

  But before you buy a used car, read these Quick Tips and find out what protections are available to you under the law.

• Automobile Repair in Connecticut

  Learn about automobile repair, licensing and estimates in Connecticut with these Quick Tips.

• Foreclosure Prevention and Loan Modification Assistance

  Click here for resources available to consumers attempting to achieve loan modifications and avoid foreclosure.

• Credit Reports & Scores

  Learn about credit reports, credit scores and your rights under the law with these Quick Tips.

• The Fake Check/Sweepstakes Scam

  An unsolicited and official-looking check arrives in your mailbox. Before you cash that check, learn more about this common scam with these Quick Tips.

• Mortgage Assistance Scams

  These scams usually begin with an offer that seems too good to be true but, in all scenarios, the homeowner ends up in a worse financial situation and often loses the home. Use these Quick Tips to learn how to avoid mortgage assistance scams.

• Mortgage Scam: Spanish-Speaking Homeowners Targeted

  A nationwide scam operating from the Dominican Republic, but pretending to be based out of Chicago, was calling Spanish-speaking distressed homeowners in the United States. Use these Quick Tips to learn about the scam and to avoid falling victim.

• The “Grandparents” Scam

  Seniors are so often the targets of family emergency scams that they’ve earned the nickname, “the grandparents scam.” Before you send money, take a deep breath and do some quick checking to make sure you don’t fall victim.

• The Imposter Scams

  A prerecorded phone call tells you that you that you owe tax money and will be arrested, prosecuted or face other legal action if you do not immediately send funds. Before you act, read these Quick Tips to avoid falling victim to this pervasive, nationwide scam.

• Identity Theft

  These days, you can never be too careful when it comes to protecting your identity. Help protect your identity, and learn where to turn if you've fallen victim to an identity thief, with these Quick Tips.