Consumer
tips and information are found in consumer-education games
on-line at www.consumer.gov\ncpw
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller invites everyone to take the "Grand Scam Challenge" - a set of on-line
consumer-education games and quizzes. The games were designed for this year's National Consumer
Protection Week, observed in February.
"Just go to www.consumer.gov/ncpw,"
Miller said. "You will find a dozen on-line quizzes and games
that give good consumer-education tips on everything from identity
theft and scholarship scams to on-line shopping and telemarketing."
National Consumer Protection Week is organized every year by state and federal agencies and others,
including the state attorney generals, the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communications
Commission, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, AARP, and the BBB. This year's theme is "Consumer
Protection: It's the Name of the Game."
"These on-line games and quizzes are quick, easy, fun, and educational," Miller said. "They are good for
students, older Iowans, and everyone in between." The "Grand Scam Challenge" games are a great
educational tool for teachers to use in classrooms.
Go to www.consumer.gov/ncpw for the "National Consumer Protection Week" games including "Spot that
Scam," "Discount Dynamo," "Giveaway Guru," and "Identity Idol." Click on "consumer information" for more
quizzes and games.
Miller also listed several cardinal rules for smart consumers:
- Be skeptical. Remember: "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't true!"
- Ask questions, shop around, study offers,
get information in writing, keep receipts.
- If you have a problem, raise it with
the seller - insist on your rights.
- If you can't resolve your problem, contact
the Consumer Protection Division.
For more information, or to file a complaint, contact the Consumer Protection Division
on-line at www.IowaAttorneyGeneral.org (click on "protecting consumers.") Call 515-281-5926,
or call toll-free at 1-888-777-4590. Write to the Attorney General's Consumer Protection
Division, 1305 East Walnut St., Des Moines, Iowa 50319.
