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CONSUMER SCAMS: WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR AFTER A DISASTER LAURA BOECKMAN NORTH FLORIDA BUREAU CHIEF CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SOME OF OUR DIVISIONS STATEWIDE PROSECUTION (CRIMES


  1. CONSUMER SCAMS: WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR AFTER A DISASTER LAURA BOECKMAN NORTH FLORIDA BUREAU CHIEF CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL

  2. OVERVIEW OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL • SOME OF OUR DIVISIONS • STATEWIDE PROSECUTION (CRIMES INVOLVING MORE THAN ONE CIRCUIT) • MEDICAID FRAUD • GENERAL CIVIL • CONSUMER PROTECTION • NORTH FLORIDA – TALLAHASSEE, JACKSONVILLE • CENTRAL FLORIDA – TAMPA, ORLANDO • SOUTH FLORIDA – WEST PALM BEACH, FORT LAUDERDALE, MIAMI

  3. UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES • CONTRACTORS • INTERNET • TRAVEL • CARS • MORTGAGE FRAUD • SOLICITATIONS

  4. PRICE GOUGING • FLORIDA STATUTES 501.160 • CANNOT INCREASE THE PRICE OF AN ESSENTIAL COMMODITY • MUST BE A STATE OF EMERGENCY (SOE) • 30 DAY LOOK BACK PERIOD • WAS THE INCREASE IN PRICE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ADDITIONAL COSTS

  5. COMMON PROBLEMS AFTER A DISASTER • ASSIGNMENTS OF BENEFITS (AOB) • INCREASE IN HOUSING COSTS • SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS TO REPAIR DAMAGE • UNLICENSED CONTRACTORS • LICENSED CONTRACTORS DOING SUBSTANDARD WORK • TREE REMOVAL

  6. WAYS TO AVOID SCAMS • TALK TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY FIRST BEFORE SIGNING AN AOB • MAKE SURE THE CONTRACTOR IS LICENSED • GET AN ESTIMATE IN WRITING – GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING • READ THE CONTRACT BEFORE SIGNING • DO NOT PAY EVERYTHING UP FRONT – PAY IN INSTALLMENTS AS THE WORK IS COMPLETED • FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY • DFS, DBPR, AG

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