Attorney General Peter W. Heed today announced that there will be a Press Conference at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2004, as part of National Consumer Protection Week.

The Press Conference will be held at Office of the Attorney General in the third floor conference room.

The Conference is being held jointly with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the N.H. Banking Department, the FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Secret Service, AARP and the Better Business Bureau and will address ways consumers can protect themselves from fraud.

Please direct inquiries to:

M. Kristin Spath, Senior Assistant Attorney General and Bureau Chief of the Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau, 271-3643.

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