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• Be a Savvy Shopper this Holiday Season

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  SC Department of Consumer Affairs

• E-consumer.com: Your site for cross-border e-commerce complaints

  On April 24, 2001, responding to the challenges of multinational Internet fraud, and working to enhance consumer protection and consumer confidence in e-commerce, thirteen countries unveiled econsumer.gov, a joint effort to gather and share cross-border e-commerce complaints Content Detail

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  Federal Trade Commission

• Fast Facts - How to Remove Your Name from Solicitation Lists

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  SC Department of Consumer Affairs

• National Do Not Call Registry

  The National Do Not Call Registry is open for business, putting consumers in charge of the telemarketing calls they get at home. The Federal government created the national registry to make it easier and more efficient for you to stop getting telemarketing calls you don’t want. Content Detail

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  Federal Trade Commission

• Stop Phone Slamming - Switching of Your Long Distance Phone Service Without Your Knowledge

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  National Consumer Law Center

• The Savvy Consumer's Guide - Taming Telemarketers

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  SC Department of Consumer Affairs

• Privacy: Tips for Protecting Your Personal Information

  Every day you share personal information about yourself with others. It's so routine that you may not even realize you're doing it. You may write a check at the grocery store, charge tickets to a ball game, rent a car, mail your tax returns, buy a gift online, call home on your cell phone, schedule a doctor's appointment or apply for a credit card. Each transaction requires you to share personal information: your bank and credit card account numbers; your income; your Social Security number (SSN); or your name, address and phone numbers. Content Detail

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  The Federal Trade Commission

• Giving or Receiving Gift Cards? Know the Terms and Avoid Surprises.

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  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

• Money Wiring Scams

  This video shows some common money wiring scams, and what happens to some people who meet the scams. Content Detail

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  Federal Trade Commission

• Public Wi-Fi Networks

  If you use public Wi-Fi networks, take these steps to protect your personal information. Content Detail

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  Federal Trade Commission

• Shopping Tips for the 2014 Holiday shopping season

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  Federal Trade Commission

• Tips for Using Public Wi-Fi Networks

  Wi-Fi hotspots in coffee shops, libraries, airports, hotels, universities, and other public places are convenient, but often they’re not secure. If you connect to a Wi-Fi network, and send information through websites or mobile apps, it might be accessed by someone else. Content Detail

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  OnGuard Online