AG Sunday celebrates the national consumer protection week with tips, warnings and highlights from 2024 – Pa office of the Attorney General

Our Bureau of Consumer Protection saved consumers more than 16.6 million dollars in 2024

HARRISBURG-LIFE OF THE National Consumer Protection Week From March 3 to 7, the General Prosecutor's office will highlight and share information about your year-round efforts to protect consumer rights, and help people learn to recognize, report and avoid fraud.

We will also share the consumer protection tips on social media all week, including overviews of the work of our Bureau of Consumer Protection last year, information about the section on the implementation of civil rights and the section of the healthcare system as well as tips on buying a used car, identification and prevention of fraud.

“One of the core functions of the Attorney General is the protection of consumers. During the national consumer protection week, I would like that all Pennsylvanians understand the resources available to them if they believe that they could be victims of fraud, ”said Attorney General Dave Sunday. “Last year, our office helped consumers to save and recover more than 16 million US dollars, and we will continue to fight for Pennsylvanians.”

In 2024, the General Prosecutor's Office saved more than 11.8 million US dollars due to mediation efforts and secured reimbursement by legal measures.

The Attorney General on Sunday emphasized some of the consumer protection measures taken last year:

• The General Prosecutor's office Distributed more than 800,000 US dollars to victims of Vision Property Management After consumers were illegally driven out of their houses or left them after illegal “rental contracts” were not confirmed. This additional reimbursement followed one At the beginning of this year court judgment This enabled hundreds of former tenants of Vision Property Management to get acts about their houses.
• The General Prosecutor's office Almost 3 million US dollars returned to consumers through settlements with America's municipal loans and progressive leasing according to previous comparison agreements.
• Data injuries continue to be more common The public prosecutor General's office started an online portal for companies to report data injuries This affects the Pennsylvanians. This enables the office to better pursue instances in which an investigation is required.
• 35,000 US dollars became the victims of the alleged illegal accounting, leasing and collection practices of the AR Building Company, Inc. In the lawsuit, it was claimed that Ar Building was arbitrarily charged the repair costs that the company charged the tenants due to alleged damage to the apartments.
• A Settlement with solo fonds, Inc.A platform based in California, which requested tips and donations of potential borrowers, led to $ 158,000 to consumers. Other consumers also received a depreciation of their overall debt in solo fond.
• A Billing with Equifax via a coding error This reduced the creditworthiness of many consumers in Pennsylvania for $ 470,000 after they were affected by more than 51,000 borrowers from Pennsylvania.

If you believe that you have been damaged by a company, you can submit a complaint to the Bureau of Consumer Protection in various ways:

Go to More information. Visit too www.ftc.gov/ncpw to learn how to Get free materials for consumer education And read the latest from experts in consumer protection.

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