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MORIARTY, ALBANO, RAMOS AND VAINIERI HUTTLE BILL TO END MAILING OF UNSOLICITED CHECKS ADVANCES
Bars Sending Checks to Consumers That Once Cashed Enroll Them in Costly Programs
Legislation Assembly Democrats Paul Moriarty, Nelson Albano, Ruben J. Ramos, Jr. and Valerie Vainieri Huttle sponsored to make it illegal to mail unsolicited checks that once cashed enroll consumers in costly programs was advanced Monday by an Assembly panel.Moriarty drafted the bill after a constituent showed him an unsolicited $8.25 check they received from a company. Cashing the check would enroll the consumer in an automotive roadside assistance program that costs $15.99 per month.
"These so-called free money offers are at their best deceptive and, at their worst, downright dishonest," Moriarty said. "Right now, consumers are at their most vulnerable to fall for a scheme that appears to offer them instant cash but would end up costing them much more in the long-run..."
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