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10/30/2009
BBB issues alert on credit card/debit card machine
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10/29/2009
The Better Business Bureau is issuing an alert about a widespread scam that involves phony debt collectors who have an alarming amount of private information about their victims.
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10/29/2009
Fraudulent E-Mails Claiming to Be From the FDIC
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10/27/2009
Debt Relief Coming for Some Silver State Helicopter Students
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10/23/2009
Idaho reaches $13 million settlement with Eli Lilly – The State of Idaho has reached a $13 million settlement with pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lilly and Company, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. The settlement resolves the state’s allegations that Eli Lilly engaged in deceptive marketing of the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa and failed to warn health care providers of serious side effects, resulting in significant costs to Idaho Medicaid. The monetary payment is the state’s largest financial recovery under the Idaho Consumer Protection Act, other than the 1998 tobacco settlement.
Zyprexa is the brand name for the prescription drug Olanzapine. Zyprexa is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of certain severe psychological disorders.
In its complaint, the state alleged that Eli Lilly marketed Zyprexa for off-label uses, including to children, and failed to adequately disclose Zyprexa’s side effects to health care providers. The state al
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10/22/2009
STATE OF IDAHO
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
LAWRENCE WASDEN
Attorney General publishes new foreclosure prevention and home buying handbooks
(Boise) – Two new handbooks for homeowners are now available to consumers, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. The free publications Foreclosure Prevention and Foreclosure Scams: How to Tell the Difference and Buying a Home are available on Wasden’s website at www.ag.idaho.gov.
Foreclosure Prevention and Foreclosure Scams: How to Tell the Difference is a 60-page handbook that walks consumers through the foreclosure process, provides detailed information about how to get free assistance with mortgage modification and current federal programs to assist homeowners facing foreclosure. The manual also describes common foreclosure scams and tells consumers how to identify and avoid foreclosure fraud. The manual updates, expands and replaces Mortgage Fraud and Foreclosure, published by the Attorney General’s Office a year ago
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10/16/2009
BBB Warns of New Phishing E-mail
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10/09/2009
BBB advises citizens to cooperate carefully in order to avoid becoming a victim of possible census-related scams.
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09/29/2009
Credit Repair Organizations have attracted considerable attention as a "problem industry." If you know what to look for, you can discern the good from the bad.
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09/28/2009
BBB copycats claim to distribute prize winnings. Avoid copycats by verifying the caller's legitimacy with your local Better Business Bureau office.
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09/22/2009
BBB Warns Renters to Beware of Bogus Home Rentals
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09/14/2009
Make the Most of Your Minutes and Avoid Deceptive Prepaid Phone Cards
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09/11/2009
BBB Small Business Advice on Fighting Friendly Fraud
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09/03/2009
Idaho Announces Second Settlement with Pfizer
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08/26/2009
Mystery Shopper Scam
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