[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 46 (Friday, March 8, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Vol. 84
Friday,
No. 46
March 8, 2019
Part II
The President
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Proclamation 9848--National Consumer Protection Week, 2019
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 9848 of March 1, 2019
National Consumer Protection Week, 2019
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Consumer Protection Week, we redouble
our efforts to prepare Americans to successfully
navigate our dynamic market economy. Fraudulent and
deceptive financial practices impede our economic
success by depriving consumers of access to the best,
most accurate information to guide their choices among
competing goods and services.
We live in an age of rapidly evolving technology, in
which more Americans conduct their personal and
professional business on the internet and other mobile
platforms. While these technological innovations
provide convenience to consumers, they also create
opportunities for scammers, hackers, and identity
thieves to commit cybercrimes. Each year, fraudulent
and deceptive practices cost Americans billions of
dollars and generate hours of stress and hardship.
Whether managing bank accounts, paying bills, handling
medical records, or engaging in e-commerce, basic
consumer knowledge is critical to financial wellbeing.
This includes being vigilant when providing personal
information--such as social security and bank account
numbers--online, over the phone, or by mail. Consumers
should keep their software--including operating
systems, web browsers, and applications--up to date.
They should never provide personal or sensitive
information to anyone who directly or unexpectedly
contacts them. By taking these steps and sharing them
with family and friends, especially children and older
Americans, we can help protect against schemes to line
the pockets of unscrupulous actors.
My Administration is strongly committed to protecting
consumers from those who would defraud them. Last year,
I signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory
Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, which strengthens
protections against identity theft by allowing
consumers to contact each of the three major credit
reporting agencies and freeze their credit reports for
free. I also established the Task Force on Market
Integrity and Consumer Fraud within the Department of
Justice (DOJ) to provide recommendations on regulatory
and legislative changes needed to improve the
investigation and prosecution of fraud and other
financial crimes that harm Americans. My Administration
is also working to counter the growing threat of fraud
committed against older Americans and has taken action
to combat cyber fraud. In February 2018, the DOJ
announced the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud
cases in history, as well as the indictment of 36 cyber
criminals in one of the largest cyber fraud enterprise
prosecutions ever.
National Consumer Protection Week is an opportunity to
come together as government, industry, community
groups, and organizations in support of a shared
mission--protecting our Nation's consumers. This week,
and throughout the year, I encourage Americans across
our country to take advantage of resources that will
help them better safeguard their personal and financial
information so that they can continue to drive our
dynamic economy for decades to come.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim March 3 through
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March 9, 2019, as National Consumer Protection Week. I
encourage individuals, businesses, organizations,
government agencies, and community groups to take
advantage of the broad array of online resources
offered by the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau, and to share this
information through consumer education activities in
communities across the country.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
first day of March, in the year of our Lord two
thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
third.
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