Mail Fraud

• Consumer Frauds

Beware of contests which require you to put up money to win, even if there is a guarantee that you will be a winner.

• Home Improvement Offers

Beware of tempting home improvement offers, made through the mail or on-the-spot. These offers are a popular type of swindle.

• Chain-referral Scheme

These schemes offer a commission for buying one item and selling additional ones to friends.The products are usually over-priced and difficult to sell.

• Retirement Estates

Any retirement estates offered at conspicuously low prices to "lucky" individuals are usually fraudulent and should be avoided.

• Business Opportunities

Business opportunities and work-at-home schemes which promise high profits after a substantial investment or registration fee are often fraudulent.

• Medical Frauds

Fake laboratory tests, miracle cures, and mail order clinics, etc. are other ways schemed to defraud you. Legitimate doctors and hospitals do not advertise through the mail.