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Scott warns of bogus food plansAttorney General William J. Scott today warned citizens to be on the lookout for fake deliverymen who ask them to accept COD packages for neighbors who are not at home.Scott said that a common holiday racket involves unordered COD packages filled with junk.The attorney general advises you to accept a COD package for someone else only if you have previously arranged with the neighborto do so.If a neighbor has not asked you to accept a package for him, tell all deliverymen with COD packages to come back at a later time when you know your neighbor will be at home, Scott said.Otherwise, the friendly gesture of accepting a package for someone else might result not only in a loss of money but also in the creation of ill-feelings between neighbors, Scottwarned.Attorney General Scott further advises Illinois residents who fed they are the victims of frauds or rackets to contact his bureau of consumer fraud andprotection.The office is located at 134 N. LaSalle, phone 793-3580.
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Chicago Community Publications
Chicago, Illinois, US
Wed, Nov 17, 1971
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