October 31, 2016
Military Books
New Book from the Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel
Ripped Off! A Servicemember's Guide to Common Scams, Frauds, and Bad Deals
Our military men and women are targeted by certain types of sales, scams and abusive commercial practices with appalling frequency. This book sheds a light on these shady deals so that rip offs can be recognized and prevented. Perhaps most importantly, this book contains useful tips and resources to help those that have been victimized find justice.
Important topics covered in this text include:
- Loans--high interest personal, and payday
- Life insurance sales
- Landlord/tenant issues
- Internet, telephone and mail scams
- Identity theft
- Education rip-offs
- Debt-collection abuses
- Auto purchase, repossession, and repair fraud
This book is accessible enough for troops to find value in reading it themselves. It is designed to help attorneys and others in the position of advising our military understand and repair the damage caused by these immoral and illegal scams. It is also a tool to educate those who are in a position to change laws to better protect our servicemen and women from being ripped off.
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The Law of Counterterrorism
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