Bill Text: CT HB06565 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Educating Consumers Regarding Money-wiring Scams.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-24 - Referred to Joint Committee on General Law [HB06565 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB06565-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 6565
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 2746
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Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist.

AN ACT EDUCATING CONSUMERS REGARDING MONEY-WIRING SCAMS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of Consumer Protection to designate fraudulent money-wiring activity areas and to educate consumers via a checklist entitled "Am I Being Scammed?" to be provided to consumers at the point of transaction when they are attempting to wire money.

Statement of Purpose:

To protect consumers from money-wiring scams.