How to Save Money and Avoid Scams

The Consumer Protection Division of the New Mexico ​Attorney General's office ​is the go-to place to shield the public from fraudulent and unfair business practices. The ​division monitors business practices, resolves business practices that violate New Mexico law, educates consumers (including immigrants) about their rights, investigates claims of business wrongdoing and sometimes litigates serious consumer protection cases. 

 
Check out these short features to learn more.
 

• When you should use a debit card versus a credit card
•    http://ksfr.org/post/august-7-nm-ags-office-details-differences-between-credit-debit-cards#stream/0​  KSFR reporter Mary Lou Cooper talks with Rebecca Branch, acting director of the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division.
  

• What you need to know about buying a used car  
• http://ksfr.org/post/oct-6-thinking-buying-used-car-heres-what-you-need-know#stream/0​  KSFR reporter Mary Lou Cooper talks with consumer protection attorney Diana Marquez.​
  

• What ​can you do about deceptive auto repair practices
•   http://ksfr.org/post/sept-9-some-auto-repair-shops-fix#stream/0 KSFR reporter Mary Lou Cooper talks with consumer protection attorney Diana Marquez.​
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• How ​can you protect yourself from mortgage foreclosure
•    http://ksfr.org/post/august-7-nm-ags-office-details-differences-between-credit-debit-cards#stream/0​  KSFR reporter Mary Lou Cooper talks with consumer protection attorney Kenneth Owens. ​
  

• What immigrant consumers need to know about their rights (2 parts)  

• KSFR reporter Mary Lou Cooper conducts a two-part interview with Joel Cruz-Esparza, attorney specializing in immigrant consumer protection. http://ksfr.org/post/august-4-scams-target-immigrant-consumers-part-1#stream/0

  http://ksfr.org/post/august-6-scams-target-immigrant-consumers-part-2#stream/0

  For more information about these and other consumer protection issues, click on www.nmag.gov/consumer-protection.aspx

  To find out how to file a consumer complaint or get more information, call the New Mexico Attorney General's office at 1-800-678-1508.