Building Strong Families


References and Resources

References:

Be a Winner: Avoid Consumer Fraud. Adapted with permission and prepared by Doris "Katey" Walker, Extension Specialist, Family Resources and Public Policy,

School of Family Studies and Human Services, Kansas State University,Manhattan, Kansas. October 1996.

Garman, E. Thomas. Ripoffs and Frauds: How to Avoid and How to Get Away, Dame Publications, Houston, TX. 1996.

Hang Up On Fraud prepared by National Institute for Consumer Education, EasternMichigan University, 207 Rackham Building, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, http://www.emich.edu/public/coe/nice/hangup.html.

Resources:
Check your phone book for numbers not listed for the resources below:

County Extension Office
Better Business Bureau (BBB)
Missouri Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Hotline (1-800-392-8222)
Postal Inspectors
National Fraud Information Center (1-800-876-7060)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (202-326-3650)
Public Library

If you have any questions or need information contact:

Lucy Schrader
Building Strong Families Program Coordinator
University of Missouri Extension
162 Stanley Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
573-882-4071
SchraderL@missouri.edu