New Jersey 101.5 » Consumer Affairs http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Tue, 21 May 2013 19:36:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 NJ Residents Warned About Sandy-Damaged Used Cars http://nj1015.com/nj-residents-warned-about-sandy-damaged-used-cars/ http://nj1015.com/nj-residents-warned-about-sandy-damaged-used-cars/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:49:20 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=241072 If you’re planning to buy a used car, New Jersey officials are advising you to make sure you don’t unknowingly wind up with a vehicle that was flooded during Superstorm Sandy.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-residents-warned-about-sandy-damaged-used-cars/feed/ 0 David Greedy, Getty Images NJ Consumers Have New Awareness Tools at their Fingertips [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/nj-consumers-have-new-awareness-tools-at-their-fingertips/ http://nj1015.com/nj-consumers-have-new-awareness-tools-at-their-fingertips/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:04:52 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=241009 It's National Consumer Protection Week and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs is offering new tools to empower consumers with information in the form of two handbooks and a video. 

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-consumers-have-new-awareness-tools-at-their-fingertips/feed/ 0 Flickr User 401k South Jersey Storms Could Trigger Price Gouging, Scams [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/south-jersey-storms-could-trigger-price-gouging-scams-audio/ http://nj1015.com/south-jersey-storms-could-trigger-price-gouging-scams-audio/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:49:55 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=130024 Atlantic County residents are warned to be wary of price gouging, or high markups on necessary items following the severe storms. Price gouging during a state of emergency is illegal in NJ.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/south-jersey-storms-could-trigger-price-gouging-scams-audio/feed/ 0 NJ Attorney General Jeff Chiesa (Stacy Proebstle, Townsquare Media) Price Gouging Forbidden During States of Emergency http://nj1015.com/price-gouging-forbidden-during-states-of-emergency/ http://nj1015.com/price-gouging-forbidden-during-states-of-emergency/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:24:29 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=129922 New Jersey merchants were warned today that price gouging is prohibited during the states of emergency that have been declared in a handful of counties, and any others that may be declared.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/price-gouging-forbidden-during-states-of-emergency/feed/ 0 Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa (Governor's Office) Check Your Credit Card Statement Lately? [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/check-your-credit-card-statement-lately-audio/ http://nj1015.com/check-your-credit-card-statement-lately-audio/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:12:05 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=67487 The Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee advanced two measures Monday aimed at protecting New Jersey consumers from deceptive charges. Discussion of the bills displayed a few ways consumers could be paying more each month without knowing.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/check-your-credit-card-statement-lately-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User 401K NJ Consumers Protected From Deceptive Charges With Assembly Bills http://nj1015.com/nj-consumers-protected-from-deceptive-charges-with-assembly-bills/ http://nj1015.com/nj-consumers-protected-from-deceptive-charges-with-assembly-bills/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:53:48 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=67451 The Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee advanced two measures today aimed at protecting New Jersey consumers from deceptive charges.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-consumers-protected-from-deceptive-charges-with-assembly-bills/feed/ 0 New Jersey's Attorney General Changes Consumer Affairs Enforcement http://nj1015.com/new-jerseys-attorney-general-changes-consumer-affairs-enforcement/ http://nj1015.com/new-jerseys-attorney-general-changes-consumer-affairs-enforcement/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:48:35 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=48870 New Jersey's new attorney general is reorganizing the enforcement arm of the state's Division of Consumer Affairs to crack down on crimes involving prescription drugs.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/new-jerseys-attorney-general-changes-consumer-affairs-enforcement/feed/ 0 Kevin McArdle, Townsquare Media NJ NJ's Licensed Accountants Fined Over Classes http://nj1015.com/njs-licensed-accountants-fined-over-classes/ http://nj1015.com/njs-licensed-accountants-fined-over-classes/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:08:13 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=21372 A state audit finds a record number of New Jersey's licensed accountants are lying about their education.

Four percent of the 20,000 reviewed from 2006 to 2008 falsely reported that they had returned to school for a required ethics course

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]]> http://nj1015.com/njs-licensed-accountants-fined-over-classes/feed/ 0 Flickr user mikeymckay State Officials Warning Trick-or-Treaters of Novelty Contact Lenses http://nj1015.com/state-officials-warning-trick-or-treaters-of-novelty-contact-lenses/ http://nj1015.com/state-officials-warning-trick-or-treaters-of-novelty-contact-lenses/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:00:07 +0000 Dennis and Judi Show http://nj1015.com/?p=6553 The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs are warning trick-or-treaters to stay away from novelty contact lenses that are designed to change the eye's appearance.  The contact lenses are said to cause infections and even permanent vision loss in some cases.

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