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Attorneys General
55 Strong Allies In The Fight Against Travel Scams
If you fall prey to a scammer's clever ploy, you have two good reasons to contact the state attorney general's office. While chances are slim that you will recoup your losses, you can at least have the satisfaction of helping to put an end to the scammer's activities. In some cases, these anti-scam warriors do manage to get some money refunded. In addition, you will help others avoid the same costly pitfall.
If you are able to determine which state is home to the office or boiler room of the scammer, notify that state's attorney general as well as your own. Attorneys general are also a good source to check before you invest money and time in the vacation of your dreams. Since scammers move fast, the fact that no complaints are on file doesn't guarantee an offer's authenticity, but maybe you've run into a scam-under-investigation. In that case, your call to the state capital could provide the clue you need to keep from being taken.
Here's a list of names, addresses, phone and fax numbers for all state and U.S. protectorate attorneys general. Phone numbers are listed first, followed by fax numbers. For the 50 states, address mail to The State Attorney Generals Office, followed by the name and address listed.
Alabama: Bill Pryor, 11 South Union Street, Montgomery, AL 36130; 334-242-7300/334-242-7458
Alaska: Bruce Botelho, P.O. Box 110300, Juneau, AK 99811-0300; 907-465-3600/907-465-2075
American Samoa: Malaetasi Togafau, Department of Legal Affairs, P.O. Box 7, Pago Pago, AS 96799; 684-633-4163/684-633-1838
Arizona: Janet Napolitano, 1275 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007; 602-542-5025/602-542-1275
Arkansas: Mark Pryor, 200 Tower Building, 323 Center Street, Little Rock, AR 72201-2610; 501-682-2007 or 800-482-8982/501-682-8084
California: Bill Lockyer, P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244-2550; 916-445-9555/916-323-5341
Colorado: Ken Salzar, Department of Law, 1525 Sherman Street, 5th, Floor, Denver, CO 80203; 303-866-4500/303-866-5691
Connecticut: Richard Blumenthal, 55 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-0120; 860-808-5318/860-808-5387
Delaware: M. Jane Brady, Carvel State Office Building, 820 North French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801; 302-577-8400/302-577-6610
District of Columbia: Robert Rigsby, D.C. Corporation Counsel, 441 4th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001; 202-727-6248/202-727-9656
Florida: Bob Butterworth, The Capitol, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050; 850-487-1963/850-487-2564
Georgia: Thurbert E. Baker, 40 Capitol Square, Atlanta, GA 30334-1300; 404-656-3300/404-657-8733
Guam: John F. Tarantino, Judicial Center Building, Suite 2-200E, 120 West O'Brien Drive, Hagatna, Guam 96910; 671-475-3324/no fax
Hawaii: Earl I. Anzai, 425 Queen Street, Honolulu, HI 96813; 808-586-1282/808-586-1239
Idaho: Alan G. Lance, State Capitol Building, Room 210, P.O. Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-1000; 208-334-2400/208-334-2530
Illinois: Jim Ryan, 500 South Second Street, Springfield, IL 62706, Springfield office, 217-782-1090/no fax; Chicago office, 312-814-2503/217-782-7046
Indiana: Steve Carter, 402 West Washington Street, 5th Floor, Indianapolis, IN 46204; 317-232-6201/317-232-7979
Iowa: Tom Miller, 1305 East Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50319; 515-281-5164/515-281-4209
Kansas: Carla Stovall, Judicial Building, 301 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66612-1597; 785-296-2215/785-296-6296
Kentucky: Albert Chandler, III, 1024 Capitol Avenue, Suite 116, Frankfort, KY 40601; 502-696-5300/502-564-2894
Louisiana: Richard Ieyoub, Department of Justice, State Capitol, 22nd floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005; 225-342-7013/225-342-7335
Maine: Steve Rowe, State House Station Six, Augusta, ME 04333; 207-626-8800/207-287-3145
Maryland: J. Joseph Curran, Jr., 200 St. Paul Place, 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202-2202; 410-576-6300/410-576-7003
Massachusetts: Tom Reilly, One Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108-1698; 617-727-2200/617-727-3251
Michigan: Jennifer M. Granholm, G. Mennen Williams Building, 7th Floor, 525 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30212, Lansing, MI 48909-0212; 517-373-1110/517-335-4213
Minnesota: Mike Hatch, State Capitol, Suite 102, St. Paul, MN 55155; 651-296-3353 or 800-657-3787/651-296-9663
Mississippi: Mike Moore, Department of Justice, P.O. Box 220, Jackson, MS 39205-0220; 601-359-3680/601-359-3441
Missouri: Jeremiah W. Nixon, Supreme Court Building, P.O. Box 899, Jefferson City, MO 65102; 573-751-3321/573-751-0774
Montana: Mike McGrath, P.O. Box 201401, Helena, MT 59620-1401; 406-444-2026/406-444-3549
Nebraska: Don Stenberg, 2115 State Capitol, Lincoln, NE 68509-8920; 402-471-2682/402-471-3297
Nevada: Frankie Sue Del Papa, 100 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701; 775-684-1100/775-684-1108
New Hampshire: Philip T. McLaughlin, 33 Capitol Street, Concord, NH 03301-6397; 603-271-3658/603-271-2110
New Jersey: John J. Farmer Jr., Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, P.O. Box 080, Trenton, NJ 08625; 609-292-4925/609-292-3508
New Mexico: Patricia Madrid, 407 Galisteo Street, Bataan Memorial Building, Room 260, Santa Fe, NM 87501-1508; 505-827-6000/505-827-5826
New York: Eloit Spitzer, Department of Law, The Capitol, 2nd Floor, Albany, NY 12224; 518-474-7330/518-473-9909
North Carolina: Roy Cooper, P.O. Box 629, Raleigh, NC 27602-0629; 919-716-6400/919-716-6750
North Dakota: Wayne Stenehjem, State Capitol, 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505-0040; 701-328-2210/701-328-2226
North Mariana Islands: Herbert S. Soll, Office of the Attorney General, Administrative Building, 2nd floor, Capitol Hill, Caller Box 10007, Saipan, MP 96950; 670-664-2341/670-664-2349
Ohio: Betty D. Montgomery, State Office Tower, 30 East Broad Street, 17th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215-0410; 614-466-3376/614-466-5087
Oklahoma: Drew Edmondson, State Capitol, 2300 North Lincoln Boulevard, Room 112, Oklahoma City, OK 73105; 405-521-3921/405-521-6246
Oregon: Hardy Myers, Justice Building, 1162 Court Street NE, Salem, OR 97310; 503-378-4400/503-378-4017
Pennsylvania: D. Michael Fisher, Strawberry Square, 16th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120; 717-787-3391/717-787-8242
Puerto Rico: Anabelle Rodriquez, Office of the Attorney General, P.O. Box 192, San Juan, PR 00902-0192; 787-721-7700/787-724-4770
Rhode Island: Sheldon Whitehouse, 150 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02903; 401-274-4400/401-222-1331
South Carolina: Charlie Condon, P.O. Box 11549; Columbia, SC 29211-1549; 803-734-3970/803-253-6283
South Dakota: Mark Barnett, 500 East Capitol, Pierre, SD 57501-5070; 605-773-3215/605-773-4106
Tennessee: Paul Summers, Cordell Hull Building, 2nd Floor, 425 5th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37243; 615-741-6474/615-741-2009
Texas: John Cornyn, P.O. Box 12548, Austin, TX 78711-2548; 512-463-2191/512-463-2063
Utah: Mark Shurtleff, 236 State Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0810; 801-538-1326/801-538-1121
Vermont: William J. Sorrell, 109 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05609-1001; 802-828-3171/802-828-2154
Virginia: Mark L. Earley, 900 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219; 804-786-2071/804-786-1991
Virgin Islands: Iver A. Stridiron, Office of the Attorney General, G.E.R.S. Complex, 48B-50C Kronprinsdens Gade, St. Thomas, VI 00802; 340-774-5666/340-774-9710
Washington: Christine O. Gregoire, 1125 Washington Street SE, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, Washington 98504-0100; 360-753-6200/360-664-0988
West Virginia: Darrell McGraw, State Capitol, Room 26-E, Charleston, WV 25305; 304-558-2021/304-558-0140
Wisconsin: James E. Doyle, State Capitol, Suite 114-E, P.O. Box 7857, Madison, WI 53707-7857; 608-266-1221/608-267-2779
Wyoming: Gay Woodhouse, 123 Capitol Building, Cheyenne, WY 82002; 307-777-7841/307-777-6869
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