CONSUMER FRAUD


March 9, 2010 at 12:00a.m.

CONSUMER FRAUD

Complaints

The Ohio attorney general’s office saw an increase of about 20 percent in 2009 compared with the previous year in the number of complaints filed about consumer fraud. Below are the number of complaints filed by in the Mahoning Valley.

MAHONING COUNTY

2008: 503

2009: 572

TRUMBULL COUNTY

2008: 349

2009: 360

COLUMBIANA COUNTY

2008: 205

2009: 202

Source: Attorney General’s office