Consumer Action Publications
Consumer Action creates award-winning free multilingual educational guides on a wide range of personal finance topics and other subjects of interest to consumers. Many publications are available in Chinese, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese, as well as English. Each year, we distribute more than two million of our publications through a national network of 8,000 community organizations. Nonprofit and community-based agencies may order these free publications in bulk by
clicking here for order forms.
2007
June
28
Protect Your Phone Records (Vietnamese). Hồ sơ điện thoại là một nguồn chi tiết cá nhân quan trọng nếu có người muốn lấy dữ kiện hồ sơ của quý vị cho những mục tiêu trái phép hay tai hại mà không được sự cho phép của quý vị. Ấn bản này giúp quý vị hiểu về những ai sẽ là người muốn lấy dữ kiện về hồ sơ điển thoại của quý vị, vì sao, làm thế nào họ có thể lấy được chi tiết cá nhân của quý vị và quý vị có thể làm gì để giảm nguy cơ quý vị là nạn nhân của việc đó.
Phone records are an important source of private information that someone might try to access without your consent for illegal or harmful purposes. This publication can help you understand who would want to access your phone records, why they might want to do it, how they try to access your private information and what you can do to reduce the chances of becoming a victim.
2006
October
26
ID Theft Quiz. The ID Theft Quiz Game is a fun way to teach important concepts about this prevalent form of fraud.
2005
November
02
Elder Fraud Leader's Guide Recognizing con games that target seniors. According to AARP, older people who fall for scams tend to believe the pitches they hear. Many believe they have a good chance of actually winning a prize or that the products they see advertised are worth the price. This manual is written in question and answer format to allow you to quickly find the answers to questions about the myriad of scams that target seniors.
Fraud Bingo Game. Consumer Action's Fraud Bingo is a fun activity you can use in your trainings.
2003
June
24
Questions & Answers About Privacy & Your Credit Report. Privacy abuses are on the increase, including credit fraud and identity theft, a fast-growing crime in which an impostor applies for credit under a victim's name. "Questions and Answers about Privacy and Credit Reports" offers in-depth information on privacy and credit reports, bank accounts and marketing as well as new laws designed to help people better control how their personal information is used.
23
Privacy and Your Credit Report. Our personal financial information is more easily available and far less secure in the computer age than it was in the days of old-fashioned filing cabinets. "Privacy and Your Credit Report" explains why the information contained in your credit report can, in the wrong hands, be used to abuse your privacy. It also explains how California residents have strong privacy rights with new laws and an office of privacy protection.
