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Posted: 10:51 AM Jan 22, 2009
Top Consumer Complaints In 2008
Have you ever had a bad experience with a product or a company? If so, you're not alone. The Attorney General has released the top five consumer complaints received in 2008.
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Have you ever had a bad experience with a product or a company? If so, you're not alone. The Attorney General has released the top five consumer complaints received in 2008.
1. Credit/Financial Services. The most common complaint: inaccurate billing.
2. Sweepstakes/Lotteries. The most common complaint: routine scams.
3. Personal Services. The most common complaint: unauthorized billing.
4. Professional Services. The most common complaint: inaccurate billing.
5. Personal and Household Products. The most common complaint: non-delivery of pre-paid goods.
The Attorney General's mediation center closed 4,126 complaints in 2008. Money recovered for people who filed complaints through the mediation process totaled $977,916.
Back in 2002, the division closed 2,438 and recovered just over $414,000.
If you have a complaint or believe you've been the victim of consumer fraud, please contact the Nebraska Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division at 1-800-727-6432 or e-mail us from our Website.







