For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today wrote to the nation’s three consumer reporting agencies (CRAs), warning that he will enforce safeguards to ensure consumers’ credit is properly protected and their credit reports are accurately reported as Americans struggle with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. “More and […]
Friday, April 24, 2020 As people across North Carolina adopt pets during the COVID-19 pandemic, our office has received multiple reports of puppy scams. In these schemes, scammers charge extra fees to people looking to bring home a new pet, ask consumers to pay with gift cards, or even sell non-existent puppies to people. Our […]
Miércoles 22 de abril de 2020 Los estafadores están encontrando nuevas formas de explotar la angustia económica de las personas para robarles su dinero e información personal. Nuestra oficina está al tanto de estafas de llamadas automáticas que incluyen delincuentes que se hacen pasar por funcionarios del gobierno, falsas coberturas de seguro de salud COVID-19 […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 23, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today took action to help homeowners struggling financially during the COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented disruption to the mortgage market. Attorney General Stein joined a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general in sending letters recommending actions to the Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA) […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today encouraged North Carolinians to make sure they take action to get their economic impact payments from the federal government. North Carolinians who were not required to file taxes in 2018 or 2019 are still eligible to receive recovery payments, but they need […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein, along with Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery, today led a group of 27 Attorneys General in urging the telecommunications industry to make further commitments to protect consumers who are struggling financially as a result of COVID-19 and in calling upon the FCC for […]
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Scammers are finding new ways to exploit people’s economic distress to steal their money and personal information. Our office is aware of robocall scams that include criminals impersonating government officials, phony COVID-19 health insurance coverage, and fraudulent “easy money” offers to those out of work. As people look for economic relief, […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the federal government to immediately suspend a proposal that would cut food assistance for 3.1 million people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The food assistance provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) gives people with limited incomes the opportunity to […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, April 20, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement in response to news that debt collectors may attempt to garnish North Carolinians’ recovery checks from the federal government. “These payments are vital to help keep afloat North Carolinians who are struggling as a result of COVID19. Debt […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today took legal action against Vyera Pharmaceuticals (previously known as Turing Pharmaceuticals) and two of its former CEOs, including Martin Shkreli, for stifling competition to protect the exorbitant, monopolistic price of the drug Daraprim (pyrimethamine). Daraprim, used for toxoplasmosis treatment, was cheap and […]