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Use the resources below to see what federal and state governments have to say about work at home business opportunities, pyramid schemes and travel scams.

In every instance, you have a right to full disclosure, time to make a rational and unemotional decision. Never be pressured into a business opportunity or purchase a program without full and adequate investigation. You may also file complaints at most of the websites below.

And never buy "travel agent" credentials on the promise of discounted travel and supposed travel benefits.

 

  
   
     

 

Federal Trade Commission - Multilevel Marketing Plans

Securities and Exchange Commission: Pyramid Schemes


California: Office of the Attorney General - Pyramid Schemes
California: Office of the Attorney General - Work at Home Schemes
California: Office of the Attorney General - Business Opportunities
California: Office of the Attorney General - (AG Sues to) Topple Online Travel Pyramid Scheme

Florida: Office of the Attorney General - How to Protect Yourself: Multilevel Marketing
Florida: Office of the Attorney General - How to Protect Yourself: Business Opportunities

Illinois: Office of the Attorney General - Multilevel Marketing and Pyramid Schemes
Illinois: Office of the Attnorney General - Work at Home Schemes

Other State Attorney General Websites

Alabama:
State House, 11 S. Union St. Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: (334) 242-7300
Victim Assistance Hotline 1-800-626-7676
http://www.ago.state.al.us/

Alaska:
P.O. Box 110300, Diamond Courthouse, Juneau, AK 99811-0300
Phone: (907) 465-3600
http://www.law.state.ak.us/

Arizona:
1275 W. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-4266
http://www.azag.gov/

Arkansas:
200 Tower Bldg., 323 Center St., Little Rock, AR 72201-2610
Phone: (800) 482-8982
http://www.ag.state.ar.us/

California:
1300 I St., Ste. 1740, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 445-9555
Victims of Crime
Services Phone: 747-3994 • 747-6571 • 800-822-8428
Compensation Phone:747-4501 • 747-6597 • 888-286-7347
http://ag.ca.gov/publications/index.htm#victims

Colorado:
1525 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 866-4500
http://www.ago.state.co.us/index.cfm

Connecticut:l
55 Elm St., Hartford, CT 06141-0120
Phone: (860) 808-5318
http://www.ct.gov/ag/

Delaware:
Carvel State Office Bldg., 820 N. French St., Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 577-8338
http://www.state.de.us/attgen/main_page/victims/victims_guide.shtml

District of Columbia:
John A. Wilson Building, 1350 PA Ave, NW Suite 409, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 724-1305
http://occ.dc.gov

Florida:
The Capitol, PL 01, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050
Phone: (850) 414-3300
Crime Victim Services
Phone: 1-800-226-6667
http://myfloridalegal.com/victims

Georgia:
40 Capitol Square, SW, Atlanta, GA 30334-1300
Phone: (404) 656-3300
http://www.georgia.gov/00/channel_title/0,2094,4802_5045,00.html

Hawaii:
425 Queen St., Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-1500
http://www.state.hi.us/ag/index.html

Idaho:
Statehouse, Boise, ID 83720-1000
Phone: (208) 334-2400
http://www2.state.id.us/ag/


Illinois:
James R. Thompson Ctr., 100 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 814-3000
http://www.ag.state.il.us/victims/index.html


Indiana:
Indiana Government Center South - 5th Floor, 402 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-6201
http://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/

Iowa:
Hoover State Office Bldg., 1305 E. Walnut, Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 281-5164
http://www.iowaattorneygeneral.org/CVAD/index.html

Kansas:
120 S.W. 10th Ave., 2nd Fl., Topeka, KS 66612-1597
Phone: (785) 296-2215
Crime Victims' Rights
Phone: 800-828-9745
http://www.accesskansas.org/ksag/victims_assistance.htm

Kentucky:
State Capitol, Rm. 116, Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 696-5300
http://ag.ky.gov/victims/

Louisiana:
P.O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4095
Phone: (225) 342-7013
http://www.ag.state.la.us/


Maine:
State House Station 6, Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 626-8800
http://www.maine.gov/ag/?r=crimeandvictims

Maryland:
200 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, MD 21202-2202
Phone: (410) 576-6300
http://www.oag.state.md.us/victim.htm

Massachusetts:
1 Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108-1698
Phone: (617) 727-2200
http://www.ago.state.ma.us

Michigan:
P.O.Box 30212, 525 W. Ottawa St., Lansing, MI 48909-0212
Phone: (517) 373-1110
http://www.ag.state.mi.us

Minnesota:
State Capitol, Ste. 102, St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 296-3353
http://www.ag.state.mn.us

Mississippi:
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 220, Jackson, MS 37205-0220
Phone: (601) 359-3680
Crime Prevention & Victim Services
Post Office Box 220, Jackson, MS 39205-0220
Phone: 800-829-6766 or 601-359-6766
email: crimevictims@ago.state.ms.us
http://www.ago.state.ms.us/divisions/crime_victim/

Missouri:
Supreme Ct. Bldg., 207 W. High St., Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: (573) 751-3321
http://www.ago.mo.gov/crimevictims/crimevictims.htm

Montana:
Justice Bldg., 215 N. Sanders, Helena, MT 59620-1401
Phone: (406) 444-2026
http://www.doj.mt.gov/victims/default.asp

Nebraska:
State Capitol, P.O.Box 98920, Lincoln, NE 68509-8920
Phone: (402) 471-2682
http://www.ago.state.ne.us/

Nevada:
Old Supreme Ct. Bldg., 100 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (775) 684-1100
http://ag.state.nv.us/

New Hampshire:
State House Annex, 25 Capitol St., Concord, NH 03301-6397
Phone: (603) 271-3658
http://www.state.nh.us/nhdoj/victim/compensation.html

New Jersey:
Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, 25 Market St., CN 080, Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 292-8740
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/dcj/victimwitness/njvag.htm
State Office of Victim-Witness Advocacy
NJ Division of Criminal Justice
P.O. Box 085, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Phone: (609) 588-7900

New Mexico:
P.O. Drawer 1508, Sante Fe, NM 87504-1508
Phone: (505) 827-6000
http://www.ago.state.nm.us

New York:
Dept. of Law - The Capitol, 2nd fl., Albany, NY 12224
Phone: (518) 474-7330
Crime Victims Helpline
Phone: 1-800-771-7755
http://www.oag.state.ny.us/crime/crime.html


North Carolina:
Dept. of Justice, P.O.Box 629, Raleigh, NC 27602-0629
Phone: (919) 716-6400
Victim and Citizens Services
9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-9001
Phone: (919) 716 6780
Fax: (919) 716 6705
E mail: vcs@ncdoj.com
http://www.ncdoj.com/victimscitizensservices/vscs_about.jsp

North Dakota:
State Capitol, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND 58505-0040
Phone: (701) 328-2210
http://www.ag.state.nd.us


Ohio:
State Office Tower, 30 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43266-0410
Phone: (614) 466-4320
Crime Victims Assistance Office
Phone: 1-800-582-2877.
http://www.ag.state.oh.us/victim/index.asp

Oklahoma:
State Capitol, Rm. 112, 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone: (405) 521-3921
http://www.oag.state.ok.us/oagweb.nsf/VServices!OpenPage

Oregon:
Justice Bldg., 1162 Court St., NE, Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 378-4732
Crime Victim Assistance
Email: cvas.email@doj.state.or.us
Victim Toll Free Number 1-800-503-7983
http://www.doj.state.or.us/CrimeV/welcome1.htm

Pennsylvania:
1600 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 787-3391
http://www.attorneygeneral.gov

Puerto Rico:
GPO Box 902192, San Juan, PR 00902-0192
Phone: (787) 721-2900
http://www.justicia.gobierno.pr
Programa Expecializado de Asistencia a Victimas del Crimen
http://www.justicia.gobierno.pr/rs_template/v2/ProgVic/

Rhode Island:
150 S. Main St., Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 274-4400
http://www.riag.state.ri.us

South Carolina:
Rembert C. Dennis Office Bldg., P.O.Box 11549, Columbia, SC 29211-1549
Phone: (803) 734-3970
http://www.scattorneygeneral.com/public/victimassist.php

South Dakota:
Attorney General: Larry Long
1302 East Highway 14, Suite 1, Pierre, SD 57501-8501
Phone: (605) 773-3215
http://dci.sd.gov/victimservices/index.htm

Tennessee:
Phone: (615) 741-5860
500 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TN 37243
http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/laws/victims.html


Texas:
Capitol Station, P.O.Box 12548, Austin, TX 78711-2548
Phone: (512) 463-2100
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/victims/victims.shtml


Utah:
State Capitol, Rm. 236, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0810
Phone: (801) 538-9600
http://attorneygeneral.utah.gov/victimsassist.html

109 State St., Montpelier, VT 05609-1001
Phone: (802) 828-3173
http://www.atg.state.vt.us/display.php?smod=165

Virginia:
900 E. Main St., Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (340) 774-5666
http://www.oag.state.va.us

Washington:
900 Fourth Street, Suite 2000, Olympia, WA 98504-0100
Phone: (360) 753-6200
http://www.atg.wa.gov/

West Virginia:
State Capitol, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. , E., Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: (304) 558-2021
http://www.wvs.state.wv.us/wvag/


Wisconsin:
State Capitol, Ste. 114 E., P.O.Box 7857, Madison, WI 53707-7857
Phone: (608) 266-1221
Office of Crime Victim Services
P.O. Box 7951 Madison, WI 53707-7951
Toll-free: 1-800-446-6564 (Victims only)
Local: (608) 264-9497
Fax: (608) 264-6368
TTY: (800) 947-3529
http://www.doj.state.wi.us/cvs/contact_info.asp

Wyoming:
State Capitol Bldg., Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-7841
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us
Division of Victim Services
122 West 25 Street
Herschler Building, 1st Floor West, Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-7200
Toll Free: (888) 996-8816 VICTIMS ONLY
http://vssi.state.wy.us/

Use the links above to review information to evaluate whether a travel business opportunity you are considering is a legitimate company. Also, be sure to download this publication by the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) entitled "Travel Industry Card Mills: What Consumers and Consumer Protection Agencies Should Know About Travel Industry Card Mills"

 

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