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National Consumer Protection Week

National Consumer Protection Week, which highlights consumer protection and education efforts across the country, is this week. The Attorney General’s Office and the Utilities and Transportation Commission are hosting consumer information booths in cities across our state. Please join us.

National Consumer Protection Week

National Consumer Protection Week, which highlights consumer protection and education efforts across the country, is this week. The Attorney General’s Office and the Utilities and Transportation Commission are hosting consumer information booths in cities across our state. Please join us.

Calling all current and former AT&T Mobility customers: If you have a wireless phone, you may have paid $2.99 per month without your knowledge for a program called Roadside Assistance. If you didn’t use the service and didn’t authorize the addition of the service to your wireless account, you may qualify for a refund under a new settlement.

Enviga was the first drink to boast not zero, but negative calories. But as for the buzz that drinking the carbonated, green tea blend will result in weight loss, attorneys general say the evidence is nada.

Harris PSAYou’ve never met a backseat driver quite like the ones portrayed by comedians Rachel Harris, Fred Willard and Rob Riggle as part of a new media campaign aimed at reducing youth reckless driving.

 

Harris PSAYou’ve never met a backseat driver quite like the ones portrayed by comedians Rachel Harris, Fred Willard and Rob Riggle as part of a new media campaign aimed at reducing youth reckless driving.

 

The Attorney General’s Office is suing an Everett-based collection agency accused of harassing, threatening and cussing at consumers.

twitter logoToday the Attorney General’s Office launched a twitter site, giving us yet another medium for sharing information with the public. Follow us!

In November 2008, we posted a story about the Utilities and Transportation Commission’s decision to pull the operating permit for All My Sons, a Kent-based moving company. The agency cited deceptive business practices and numerous violations. Apparently the Sons didn’t get the message because they kept right on moving.

All Consuming has been telling you for months about the need to prepare for the switchover from analog to digital TV. Well, today was supposed to be the big change-a-roo. But Congress and the President pushed back the deadline to June 12 to give consumers a break. Wait, there's more ...

When it comes to e-mailed Valentines, cupid’s bow may be tipped with waledac valentinespoison. We’ve warned you before about why it’s important to use caution when looking for love online,  but it’s worth a repeat because those evil electronic cards are making the rounds again. ...

(Image credit: MSNBC)

When it comes to e-mailed Valentines, cupid’s bow may be tipped with waledac valentinespoison. We’ve warned you before about why it’s important to use caution when looking for love online,  but it’s worth a repeat because those evil electronic cards are making the rounds again. ...

(Image credit: MSNBC)

Thinking about renting a home? Then you should also be thinking about renter’s insurance.

It's Safer Internet Day. Attorney General Rob McKenna marked the day with a call to action on legislation to protect against technology-wielding criminals. McKenna was flanked by U.S. Attorney Jim McDevitt, sponsors of two bills recommended by his Youth Internet Safety Task Force, Look Both Ways author Linda Criddle and task force members during a press conference Monday at the state Capitol.

The Washington Attorney General’s Office is alerting residents about a phone scam in which Spanish-speaking callers claim to be representatives of an insurance company.

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