CREDIT REPORT SECURITY FREEZES BECOME EFFECTIVE

(Wilmington, DE): Attorney General Carl C. Danberg announced today that Delaware’s Clean
Credit and Identity Theft Prevention Act will go into effect on September 29, 2006. This new law will go
far to protect consumers from becoming victims of identity theft and to help consumers who have been victimized.
The new Act allows all consumers to place security freezes on their credit reports regardless of
whether they have been victimized by an identity thief. Consumers can place a security freeze by
notifying the three major consumer reporting agencies by mail. Contact information for the consumer
reporting agencies is available by calling the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit at 800-220- 5424 or on the Attorney General’s website at www.state.de.us/attgen.
A security freeze prohibits the agencies from releasing all or any part of the consumer’s credit
report without the express authorization of the consumer. This will prevent an identity thief from using
any stolen personal information to open unauthorized accounts. Consumers will be able to lift or “thaw” the freeze through a personal identification number or password. Each agency may charge a consumer $20 for the personal identification number or password. However, victims of identity theft will not be charged any fee for placement of a security freeze.
The new law also requires the police agency with jurisdiction over the consumer’s actual residence to take a report from a consumer who knows or reasonably believes that he or she has been the victim of identity theft. The person making the complaint must be given a copy of the police report which is important as creditors often require a copy of the police report or the complaint number to verify a consumer’s representation that a thief is responsible for charges made in the consumer’s
name.
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CREDIT REPORT SECURITY FREEZES BECOME EFFECTIVE

(Wilmington, DE): Attorney General Carl C. Danberg announced today that Delaware’s Clean
Credit and Identity Theft Prevention Act will go into effect on September 29, 2006. This new law will go
far to protect consumers from becoming victims of identity theft and to help consumers who have been victimized.
The new Act allows all consumers to place security freezes on their credit reports regardless of
whether they have been victimized by an identity thief. Consumers can place a security freeze by
notifying the three major consumer reporting agencies by mail. Contact information for the consumer
reporting agencies is available by calling the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit at 800-220- 5424 or on the Attorney General’s website at www.state.de.us/attgen.
A security freeze prohibits the agencies from releasing all or any part of the consumer’s credit
report without the express authorization of the consumer. This will prevent an identity thief from using
any stolen personal information to open unauthorized accounts. Consumers will be able to lift or “thaw”
the freeze through a personal identification number or password. Each agency may charge a
consumer $20 for the personal identification number or password. However, victims of identity theft will
not be charged any fee for placement of a security freeze.
The new law also requires the police agency with jurisdiction over the consumer’s actual
residence to take a report from a consumer who knows or reasonably believes that he or she has been
the victim of identity theft. The person making the complaint must be given a copy of the police report
which is important as creditors often require a copy of the police report or the complaint number to
verify a consumer’s representation that a thief is responsible for charges made in the consumer’s
name.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL CARL C. DANBERG REACHES AN AGREEMENT WITH UNITED EGG PRODUCERS

(Wilmington, DE): Attorney General Carl C. Danberg announced today that Delaware
has joined with 15 states and the District of Columbia in reaching an agreement with United Egg
Producers (“UEP”) to resolve allegations that the trade association misled consumers regarding
standards of care for egg-producing hens. The States investigated UEP’s “Animal Care Certified” logo
which appeared on egg cartons to certify compliance with UEP’s hen-care standards.
The Attorneys General concluded that the “Animal Care Certified” logo misled consumers as to
the quality of UEP’s standards of care, which allowed the forced molting of hens, confinement of birds
in crowded wire cages, and de-beaking of chicks. In November 2005, UEP discontinued its “Animal
Care Certified” logo and adopted its current “United Egg Producers Certified” logo.
“Consumers have a right to rely on the plain meaning of a trade association logo that certifies to
good corporate conduct,” said Attorney General Carl C. Danberg. “A certification program must not be
promoted in a way that misleads consumers.”
Under the agreement, UEP agreed not to resume use of the “Animal Care Certified” logo or to
misrepresent the level or type of care given to hens. UEP, which includes 80 percent of egg producers,
denied that its logo or advertisements misled or confused consumers.
As a result of the agreement, UEP will pay Delaware $5,000 which will be used to help protect
the public against consumer fraud and deceptive trade practices through investigation of such
practices, enforcement actions to insure compliance with the law, and consumer education.
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Top Ten Consumer Complaints of 2005

(Wilmington, DE): Attorney General Carl C. Danberg and The National Association of Attorneys
General (“NAAG”) announced today the top 10 consumer complaints for 2005 on both a state-wide and national level. At the national level, the automobile and car rental industry topped the list and in Delaware, first place
went to the Landlord/Tenant issues. Below are the final lists:
National List
1) Automobile/Car Rental
2) Home Repair/Construction
3) Internet Goods and Services
4) Telecommunications/Slamming/Cramming
5) Credit Reporting
6) Retail Sales
7) Telemarketing/Do-Not-Call
8) Debt Collection
9) Contests/Sweepstakes/Prize Promotion
10) Furniture/Appliances/Home Furnishings
Delaware List
1) Landlord/Tenant Issues
2) Credit Cards
3) Motor Vehicle Sales Practices
4) Home Repair/Construction
5) Retail Sales Practices
6) Retail Advertising
7) Contests, Sweepstakes/Prize Promotion
8) Spamming
9) Identity Theft
10) Internet Service Providers
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Attorney General Carl C. Danberg Announces Lawsuit Against DRAM Manufacturers

(Wilmington): On Friday, July 14, Attorney General Carl C. Danberg filed a lawsuit against seven computer memory chip manufacturers alleging the firms violated antitrust laws by conspiring to fix prices they charged for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips. DRAM is a widely used form of computer memory that is found in personal computers, servers and other electronic devices.

Delaware and 33 other states filed the lawsuit on Friday in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The defendants in the lawsuit include Elpida, Hynix, Infineon, Micron, Mosel-Vitelic, Nanya, and NEC.

In June 2002, the U.S. Department of Justice launched a criminal investigation into what officials have called “one of the largest cartels ever discovered.” Micron agreed to cooperate with investigators in exchange for amnesty from federal criminal charges. Several defendants and twelve individuals have since pleaded guilty to criminal price-fixing and collectively paid more than $730 million in fines.

The states’ complaint lays out details of the conspiracy, including an agreement by industry leaders to trim production in order to artificially raise prices. In this case, the Attorney General is representing Delaware’s state and local governmental entities that purchased DRAM and DRAM containing products affected by the alleged DRAM price-fixing conspiracy.

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