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Bureau will handle consumer complaints to fight various scams
By Rick Armon
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Tuesday, Nov 03, 2009
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has opened a consumer complaint bureau in Akron.
Summit County ranks fourth in the state in the number of complaints received this year, trailing only Cuyahoga, Franklin and Hamilton counties, Cordray said Monday. He was in Akron to help kick off Summit County Financial Wellness Week.
Since January, the attorney general's office has received 24,790 consumer complaints and expects to surpass the statewide record set last year, Cordray said. More than 1,000 of those complaints were filed in Summit County.
Cordray said he'd like to see more complaints.
''We don't pretend that things aren't happening out there,'' he said. ''We need to hear about them. . . . If we don't hear from people, we aren't aware of the problems.''
The attorney general blamed the increase on the poor economy and scam artists taking advantage of vulnerable people, especially the elderly, unemployed and those facing foreclosure.
He noted that new complaints involve scams related to job searches, foreclosure rescue and federal stimulus money.
''It's impressive and discouraging how many people are susceptible to that,'' Cordray said.
The Akron office is located on the second floor of the Ohio Building, 175 S. Main St.
The attorney general now has satellite bureaus in Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo and Youngstown and is looking to open an office in Dayton.
County Executive Russ Pry said the local office will provide ''greater contact and protection for our citizens.'' The bureau will be a partner with the county Office of Consumer Affairs.
For more details or to report a complaint, call 800-282-0515 or go to http://www.speakoutohio.gov.
Rick Armon can be reached at 330-996-3569 or rarmon@thebeaconjournal.com.
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has opened a consumer complaint bureau in Akron.
Summit County ranks fourth in the state in the number of complaints received this year, trailing only Cuyahoga, Franklin and Hamilton counties, Cordray said Monday. He was in Akron to help kick off Summit County Financial Wellness Week.
Since January, the attorney general's office has received 24,790 consumer complaints and expects to surpass the statewide record set last year, Cordray said. More than 1,000 of those complaints were filed in Summit County.
Cordray said he'd like to see more complaints.
''We don't pretend that things aren't happening out there,'' he said. ''We need to hear about them. . . . If we don't hear from people, we aren't aware of the problems.''
The attorney general blamed the increase on the poor economy and scam artists taking advantage of vulnerable people, especially the elderly, unemployed and those facing foreclosure.
He noted that new complaints involve scams related to job searches, foreclosure rescue and federal stimulus money.
''It's impressive and discouraging how many people are susceptible to that,'' Cordray said.
The Akron office is located on the second floor of the Ohio Building, 175 S. Main St.
The attorney general now has satellite bureaus in Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo and Youngstown and is looking to open an office in Dayton.
County Executive Russ Pry said the local office will provide ''greater contact and protection for our citizens.'' The bureau will be a partner with the county Office of Consumer Affairs.
For more details or to report a complaint, call 800-282-0515 or go to http://www.speakoutohio.gov.
Rick Armon can be reached at 330-996-3569 or rarmon@thebeaconjournal.com.
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akron, oh
Posted 10:07 PM, 11/03/2009
The scam is more stste employee's
Tallmadge, OH
Posted 11:14 PM, 11/03/2009
Dyslexia is also a problem.
