COVID-19 contact tracing is an important step to slow the spread of COVID-19. Health officials need to notify and collect information from people who have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. However, scammers are using this effort as an opportunity to pose as contact tracers and steal your personal ...
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Knowing that COVID-19 testing is in high demand, scammers are using the crisis to prey on victims unfamiliar with the testing process and steal their personal information. The scammer may promise a free test or lie about the government mandating a test in their attempt to gain access to personal and health insurance information. Once ...
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Experian, Equifax and TransUnion are now offering free credit reports to all Americans on a weekly basis for the next year so you can protect your financial health during hardships from the coronavirus. Checking your credit report on a regular basis is a simple way to be proactive about your financial standing — and it ...
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Millions of people use online dating apps or social networking sites to meet someone. But instead of finding love, many encounter a scammer trying to steal their money. The scammers create fake profiles on dating sites and apps or contact their targets through popular social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, or Google Hangouts. The scammers ...
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Price Gouging Price gouging is illegal in the State of Hawaii and the Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) has the authority to prosecute any business that engages in price gouging after a disaster has been declared by the Governor or President. In view of the coronavirus pandemic, OCP has issued stern warnings about price gouging ...
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Governor David Ige’s recent emergency proclamations concerning the coronavirus invoked special legal requirements applicable to Landlords and Tenants in Hawaii. The Office of Consumer Protection has created FAQs pertaining to how these provisions impact their legal relationship. The guidance provided is current as of April 26, 2020 and may be subject to change per actions ...
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The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs is closely monitoring the emergency situation involving novel coronavirus or COVID-19, and offers information on consumer rights and tips to protect yourself against potential scams. LANDLORD-TENANT GUIDANCE Governor David Ige’s recent emergency proclamations concerning the coronavirus has invoked special legal requirements applicable to Landlords and Tenants in Hawaii. ...
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May 1, 2018 HONOLULU – The State of Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection is warning consumers of a new telephone scam in which consumers receive calls from potential scammers impersonating the Chinese Consulate. Consumers around the country, including those in Hawaii, have reported receiving calls or messages in Mandarin Chinese demanding payment in exchange for ...
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Most rental agreements state that payments must be made on the first of the month, unless otherwise agreed to by the landlord and tenant. There may be a problem, however, for tenants receiving public assistance, such as a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8), in which it can it can take up to three days after ...
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR CATHERINE P. AWAKUNI COLÓN DIRECTOR STEPHEN H. LEVINS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2017 State of Hawai‘i Files Lawsuit Against Toyota, Nissan, and Ford Relating to Vehicles with Faulty Takata Airbags HONOLULU–The Department of ...
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