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Consumer Action’s Alerts highlight trends in consumer complaints, scams, outrageous fees and other notable consumer information.

COVID-19 新冠肺炎疫情期間，消費者援助資源指南 (Sep 09, 2020)
English version here Versión en español aquí 本指南包含聯邦CARES ACT新冠病毒疫情援助救難經濟安全法案的最新資料在近期新冠病毒疫情爆發後，各類公私援助信息及資源不斷湧現出來，以協助人們在失去收入後、在患病期間或在學校停課時獲得一些幫助與支持。我們將會不斷了解新信息，不斷更新以下內容。 CARES Act (新冠病毒疫情援助救難經濟安全法案)/經濟刺激就業/勞工食物以及餐飲住屋衛生保健電訊/公共事業金融服務稅務預防詐騙旅行/郵輪其他/雜項資源 CARES Act 新冠病毒疫情援助救難經濟安全法案/經濟刺激 CARES
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
Eviction moratorium ordered through end of 2020 (Sep 08, 2020)
The CDC has ordered a nationwide halt to evictions for the remainder of the year. The order, broader than previous

Scammers demand money for their dirty deeds (Jan 21, 2020)
Consumer Action is warning homeowners that scammers are sending mailings “offering” to sell them copies of their own
FCC warns of utility call scam (Nov 28, 2016)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has alerted consumers to be on the lookout for callers pretending to be utility company
Beware the 'National Consumer Protection Agency' (Aug 03, 2016)
Consumer Action is warning consumers about a new twist on the government imposter and sweepstakes scam. Scam artists are calling

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
'New low' in mortgage modification scams (Mar 13, 2009)
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today warned that scam artists have "sunk to a new low" and have
California Legislative Summary (Nov 12, 2008)
During the 2007-08 session, Consumer Action supported 48 bills and took a position on 51 bills introduced in the California State Legislature.