Michael W. Mello Program Room

One of the goals of the Consumer Protection Unit of the RI Office of the Attorney General is protect consumers from fraud and scams.  Scams are becoming ever prevalent and to make matters worse, scams have become increasingly clever and convincing.  No longer are the scams limited to international lottery offers and phony sweepstakes.  Today’s scammers are continually changing their tactics to better their chances of stealing someone’s hard-earned dolla