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The Vermont Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program has released a video and toolkit to help businesses identify and avoid imposter email scams.

The Big Picture - On November 19, the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act (BBB) (H.R. 5376) by a vote of 220–213. The BBB contains a number of...

Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 Booster shots now available for more Vermonters MONTPELIER —The Agency of Human Services and the Department of Health announced that Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster doses are now available to people in Vermont who are 65 and ...

Settlement Requires Poulin Auto to Pay $15,000 in Consumer Restitution Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General TJ Donovan today announced a settlement with Barre auto dealer Poulin Auto Sales, Inc over complaints filed with the Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) concerning Poulin Auto’s business practices, including a deceptive direct mail advertisement. As part of the settlement, Poulin Auto agreed to change certain business practices, pay a civil penalty of $5,000 to the State of Vermont, and provide restitution to consumers totaling $15,000. “I am pleased that Po...

Burlingtonians, beware: there's a new scam call making the rounds in the Queen City.  This time, the caller is purporting to be a Burlington Electric Department employee. The caller threatens to shut off customers' electric service if they don't agree to provide personal information or payment, the utility wrote May 7 in a post on Twitter.  Burlington Electric Department had received more than one report of the attempted scam.  "We recommend you don't provide payment or personal info; engage with the caller; or call them back," the utility wrote. What to do if you get a suspected scam ca...