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Protecting Your Financial Security
Consumer Behaviors that Can Lead to Financial Loss
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Finance
9th Grade
03/07/2012

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failure to plan
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Not making shopping lists, spending plans, doing comparison shopping, etc.
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failure to protect
Definition
Not securing personal information and property
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failure to be informed
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Not reading labels, fine print, contracts, sales offers, etc.
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failure to communicate
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Not asking questions, discussing purchases, saying “no” when needed
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scam/scheme
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A plot designed to trick someone; a deception
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illegal
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Against the law
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lie/lying
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To tell an untruth/the habit or practice of telling untruths
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concealing information
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Hiding information; hiding the truth
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pyramid
Definition
A scam that usually involves a “get rich quick” chain letter, sending money to others in order to, supposedly, receive money in the mail yourself
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chain letter
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A letter asking one to send several letters with money in order to, supposedly, receive money in the mail yourself
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high-pressure sales approach
Definition
Using extreme tactics to persuade a consumer to buy
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vague offers
Definition
Offers that withhold certain details, expecting one to pay up front to get them
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sweepstakes letter
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States that one has won a valuable prize, but must pay a fee to claim it
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lottery
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Prizes awarded by chance after purchase of a ticket; very small chance of winning
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earn-money-at-home offers
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Offers that hinge on a consumer first purchasing something
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condition
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A stipulation or prerequisite
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winning bid at auctions
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A scam artist my notify you that you have the winning bid, ask for money, but never ship the item purchased
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identity theft
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Stealing one’s personal information to commit theft or fraud
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media
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Means of communicating---e.g., word of mouth, telephone, texting, emails, etc.
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Federal Trade Commission
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FTC; a government agency to assist consumers who’ve been victims of fraud
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National Consumers League
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Has a website where incidents of consumer fraud may be reported
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Better Business Bureau
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A local consumer protection agency
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State Attorney General
Definition
This state office assists consumers who have been victimized by fraud
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