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California Senate adopts resolution designating National Consumer Protection Week, members recount scams
Summary
The California State Senate unanimously adopted SCR 120 to designate National Consumer Protection Week and 'Slam the Scam Day,' with members sharing personal and constituent accounts of fraud, citing large national losses and urging coordinated prevention and enforcement.
Senator Grayson introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 120 on the floor of the California State Senate to designate the first week of March as National Consumer Protection Week and March 5 as "Slam the Scam Day." The chamber adopted the resolution by unanimous roll call (ayes recorded) after members described rising online fraud and the need for coordinated responses.
Grayson said consumers face growing threats from data misuse, deceptive advertising and sophisticated scams, and cited a Federal Trade Commission estimate, as stated on the floor, that consumers lost…
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