As families prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving and other traditions to welcome the holidays, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is launching her annual holiday consumer protection campaign focused on ways Michigan residents can protect their information and their wallets. Beginning on Black Friday and continuing until the New Year, the Attorney General Consumer Protection website’s holiday scams page and social media accounts will focus on educating consumers on 24 topics, including tactics scammers use to cheat consumers out of their funds during the holidays. This year’s campaign will tie in themes from popular holiday movies to bring in new audiences and deliver the information in a more entertaining way.
“Before the holidays and the biggest spending day of the year, it’s important to be aware of scammers looking to take the joy out of the season – and take your hard-earned money or personal information,” Nessel said. “Through this campaign, residents can learn to stay vigilant and keep ahead of common scams in a fun and festive way.”