General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6565
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2746
*02746*
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6565
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 2746
*02746*
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist.
AN ACT EDUCATING CONSUMERS REGARDING MONEY-WIRING SCAMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of Consumer Protection to designate fraudulent money-wiring activity areas and to educate consumers via a checklist entitled "Am I Being Scammed?" to be provided to consumers at the point of transaction when they are attempting to wire money.
Statement of Purpose:
To protect consumers from money-wiring scams.