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Page 10 The INDEPENDENT, February 21, 2001 S w e e p s ta k e s to p lis t o f c o m p la in ts fr o m O r e g o n c o n s u m e r s In recognition of National Consum er Week, O regon A t torney General Hardy Myers announced the Top 10 C on sum er Com plaint List for 2000. The “w inner” of this dubious award w as...Sw eepstakes. “A ggressive m arketing of sweepstakes prom otions has taken a toll on many citizens’ checking accounts,” said M y ers. “Through multiple courts actions, we have changed the sw eepstakes operations of Am erican Fam ily Publishers, United States Purchasing Ex change, Time, Inc. and most recently, we sued Publishers Clearing House.” Long distance tele pho ne com panies, num ber one on the list fo r the last tw o years, dropped to num ber four. C om plaints include billing errors and difficulties with cellular and local telephone service. New to the top 10 are viola tions of the “No Call” list law, which became effective Janu ary 1, 2000. “We expect to see 'No C all’ com plaints drop off in 2001 as we continue to file court actions against telem ar keters w ho violate the new law,” Myers said. For the first tim e in a de cade, com plaints against new and used car dealerships drop ped off the list. The 10 most com mon con sum er com plaint categories for W OEC m e etin g From page 1 at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 20. Copies of the proposed wording changes and ballots will be mailed to all members to allow a vote-by-m ail by members not wishing to vote in person at the meeting. 2000 1. 2. 3. are as follows: Sweepstakes “No Call” list violations Travel Industry 4. Long Distance 5. Financial Institutions 6. Auto Repair 7. Construction Contrac tors 8. Pyramids, Gifting Clubs 9. Internet Auctions 10. Mail Order The Departm ent of Justice received over 14,000 written consum er com plaints in 2000. 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