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Title Hoax targets elderly African Americans [electronic resource].

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[Washington, D.C.] : Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Office of Consumer and Business Education, [2000]

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Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe Federal Documents Online	FT 1.32/4:2003010223	---	Available

Series	FTC consumer alert
Note	Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 2, 2003).
File Type	World Wide Web Resource.
Summary	The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) presents the October 2000 consumer alert "Hoax Targets Elderly African Americans" in PDF format. The alert describes a scam that attempts to get personal identifying information from elderly African Americans. The scam claims that African Americans can apply for slave reparations and get $5000.00 in Social Security reimbursements.
System Details	System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
	Mode of access: Internet from the FTC web site.
Subject	United States. Federal Trade Commission.
	False personation -- United States -- Prevention.
	Older African Americans -- Crimes against.
	African Americans.
	Identification numbers, Personal.
	Government publications.
	Fraud.
	Aged.
Added Author	United States. Federal Trade Commission. Office of Consumer and Business Education.
Standard No.	N@F 546216
Gpo Item No.	0535-A-05 (online)
Sudoc No.	FT 1.32/4:2003010223