Idaho Attorney General describes how to avoid scams and fraud

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Story Published: Feb 21, 2009 at 12:18 AM MDT

Story Updated: Feb 21, 2009 at 12:24 AM MDT

By Todd Kunz

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IDAHO FALLS - Idaho's Attorney General was in Idaho Falls Friday night for the big Lincoln Day Banquet at the Shilo Inn. The annual dinner is a political fundraiser and anyone can attend. A lot of Idaho's leaders were there, including the governor.

Most of the talk seemed centered on Idaho's portion of the president's stimulus package and the economy.

Taking action for you, we asked Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, if his office is seeing more cases of scams and fraud, given the current economic landscape.

"In every economic downturn, there is an increase in scams and fraud. In addition, there is a heavier workload that comes with that for our legal resources. So folks need to protect themselves and the best thing you can do is... if it sounds too good to be true, it is. Check it out. Check it out. Check it out. That's what you need to do," he says.

One way you can do that is the Attorney General's website. We have provided a link above, by clicking on newslinks at the top of this page.

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