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Scams and Consumer Advisories


The Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General’s Office receives thousands of inquiries annually. Numerous consumers call the Consumer Protection Division to report various scams or frauds or what appear to be fraudulent schemes. The scam alerts and consumer advisories listed below advise consumers to be cautious when receiving an unsolicited offer. As potential scams and frauds are reported to our office, this page will be updated.

If you encounter a scam or fraud, please report it to the Consumer Protection Division by calling 800-678-1508 or send an email to comm...(click to show)...@nmag.gov. If you are forwarding a scam email, please be sure to attach the message's Internet headers. Learn how to find Internet headers.

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Monthly Consumer Advisory---May 2009
Monday, June 01, 2009

This is a summary of some of the scams and frauds reported to New Mexico Attorney General Gary King’s Office in May, 2009.

Computer and Mouse CONSUMER ALERT Craigslist Scams
Friday, May 22, 2009

New Mexico Attorney General Gary King's Consumer Protection Division reminds consumers to use caution when answering and placing ads online using Web sites such as Craigslist.
Monthly Consumer Advisory Scams & Frauds…APRIL
Friday, May 01, 2009

The following is a summary of some of the scams and frauds reported to New Mexico Attorney General Gary King’s Office during April 2009.
money trap CONSUMER ALERT Start Up Business Opp's Red Flags
Friday, April 03, 2009

In order to help protect them from potential financial losses, New Mexico Attorney General Gary King's Consumer Protection Division has tips for our state's consumers to remember when considering business opportunities that offer extra money and income.
Monthly Consumer Advisory Scams & Frauds…MARCH
Wednesday, April 01, 2009

The following is a summary of some of the scams and frauds reported to New Mexico Attorney General Gary King’s Office during March 2009.
CONSUMER ALERT---Warning: Available "Bailout" Funds
Friday, March 06, 2009

Attorney General Gary King reminds consumers to be aware of potential scams that may appear on the heels of the United States government bailouts.

Monthly Consumer Advisory Scams and Frauds---February 2009
Monday, March 02, 2009

This is a summary of some of the scams and frauds reported to New Mexico Attorney General Gary King’s Office during February 2009.

Consumer Alert: Lovelace
Friday, February 20, 2009

The New Mexico Attorney General's Office (NMAGO) has received inquiries from consumers and complaints about recent debt collection efforts for patient accounts with Lovelace.

Consumer Alert: Digital Phone Scammers
Monday, February 09, 2009

The switch from Analog TV to Digital TV has been postponed until June 12, 2009 and scammers are already contacting consumers with false information.

SCAM ALERT Guadalupe Credit Union in Santa Fe
Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Santa Fe's Guadalupe Credit Union alerted the New Mexico Attorney General's Office today to the second text message scam hitting members and non-members since December.

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