If you fell 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 Web sites for all state and U.S. protectorate attorneys general. For the 50 states, address mail to the State Attorney General's Office, followed by the name and address listed.
Alabama: Troy King, 11 South Union Street, 3rd Floor, Montgomery, AL 36130;
334-242-7300 or 800-392-5658; www.ago.state.al.us
Alaska: David W. Marquez, P.O. Box 110300,
Juneau, AK 99811-0300; 907-465-2133; www.law.state.ak.us
American Samoa: Fiti Sunia, American
Samoa Government, Executive Office Building, Utulei, Territory of American
Samoa, Pago Pago, AS 96799; 684-633-4163; http://www.asg-gov.com/departments/dla.asg.htm
Arizona: Terry Goddard, 1275 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007;
602-542-5025; www.attorneygeneral.state.az.us
Arkansas: Dustin McDaniel, 323 Center Street, Suite 200,
Little Rock, AR 72201-2610; 501-682-2007 or 800-482-8982; www.ag.state.ar.us
California: Edmund G. Brown Jr., California Department of Justice, Public
Inquiry Unit, P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244; 916-322-3360 or 800-952-5225; http://caag.state.ca.us
Colorado: John W. Suthers, 1525 Sherman Street, 5th Floor, Denver,
CO 80203; 303-866-4500; www.ago.state.co.us
Connecticut: Richard Blumenthal, P.O. Box 120, Hartford, CT
06141-0120; 860-808-5318; www.cslib.org/attygenl/
Delaware: Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III, Carvel State Office Building, 820 North
French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801; 302-577-8600; www.state.de.us/attgen
District of Columbia: Linda Singer, John A. Wilson
Building, 1320 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 407, Washington, DC 20004; 202-727-3400;
http://oag.dc.gov
Florida: Bill McCollum, The Capitol, PL01, Tallahassee, FL
32399-1050; 866-966-7226; http://myfloridalegal.com/
Georgia: Thurbert E. Baker, 40 Capitol Square, SW, Atlanta, GA
30334-1300; 404-656-3300; http://ganet.org/ago
Guam: Douglas Moylan, Guam Judicial Center, Suite 2-200E,
120 West O'Brien Drive, Hagatna, GU 96910 USA; 671-475-3324; http://www.guamattorneygeneral.com/
Hawaii: Mark J. Bennet, 425 Queen Street, Honolulu, HI 96813;
808-586-2653; www.state.hi.us/ag/index.html
Idaho: Lawrence Wasden, 700 W. Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 83720, Boise, ID
83720;
208-334-2400; www2.state.id.us/ag/
Illinois: Lisa Madigan, Chicago Main Office, 100 West
Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601, 312-814-3000; www.ag.state.il.us
Indiana: Steve Carter, Indiana Government Center South, 302 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204; 317-232-6201; www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/
Iowa: Tom Miller, 1305 East Walnut St.,
Des Moines, IA 50319; 515-281-5164; www.IowaAttorneyGeneral.org
Kansas: Paul Morrison, 120 SW 10th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Topeka, KS 66612; 785-296-2215;
www.ksag.org
Kentucky: Gregory D. Stumbo, The Capitol, Suite 118, 700 Capitol
Avenue, Frankfort, KY 40601-3449; 502-696-5300 or 888-432-9257; http://ag.ky.gov/
Louisiana: Charles C Foti, Jr., Consumer Protection Section, P.O. Box
94005, 1885 North 3rd St., Baton Rouge, LA 70804; 225-326-6474 or 800-351-4889; www.ag.state.la.us/
Maine: Steven Rowe, Attorney General's Consumer Information and
Mediation Service, 6 State House
Station, Augusta, ME 04333; 207-626-8849; www.state.me.us/ag
Maryland: Douglas F. Gansler, 200 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, MD
21202; 410-576-6300 or 888-743-0023; www.oag.state.md.us
Massachusetts: Martha Coakley, One Ashburton Place, Boston, MA
02108-1698; 617-727-2200; www.ago.state.ma.us
Michigan: Mike Cox, P.O. Box 30212, 525 West Ottawa Street,
Lansing, MI 48909-0212; 517-373-1140 or 877-765-8388; www.michigan.gov/ag
Minnesota: Lori Swanson, 1400 NCL Tower, 445 Minnesota Street, St. Paul, MN
55101; 651-296-3353 or 800-657-3787; www.ag.state.mn.us
Mississippi: Jim Hood, Consumer Protection Division, P.O. Box 22947,
Jackson, MS 39205; 601-359-4230 or 800-281-4418; www.ago.state.ms.us
Missouri: Jeremiah Nixon, Supreme Court Building, 207 West High
Street, P.O. Box 899, Jefferson City, MO 65102; 573-751-3321 or
800-392-8222; www.ago.mo.gov/
Montana: Mike McGrath, Department of Justice, P.O. Box 201401,
Helena, MT 59620-1401; 406-444-2026; http://doj.state.mt.us/
Nebraska: Jon Bruning, 2115 State Capitol, Lincoln,
NE 68509; 402-471-2682 or 800-727-6432; http://www.ago.state.ne.us/
Nevada: Catherine Cortez Masto, 100 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV
89701; 775-684-1100; http://ag.state.nv.us
New Hampshire: Kelly A. Ayotte, 33 Capitol Street, Concord, NH 03301; 603-271-3658;
http://doj.nh.gov/
New Jersey: Stuart Rabner, Office of the Attorney General,
P.O. Box 080, Trenton, NJ 08625; 609-292-4925; www.state.nj.us/lps/
New Mexico: Gary King, P.O. Drawer 1508, Santa Fe, NM
87504-1508; 505-827-6060; www.ago.state.nm.us
New York: Andrew M. Cuomo, Department of Law, The Capitol, Albany, NY 12224;
518-474-7330 or 800-771-7755; www.oag.state.ny.us
North Carolina: Roy Cooper, 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27699-9001; 919-716-6400; http://www.ncdoj.com
North Dakota: Wayne Stenehjem, State Capitol, 600 East Boulevard
Avenue, Dept. 125, Bismarck, ND 58505; 701-328-2210 or 800-472-2600; www.ag.state.nd.us
North Mariana Islands: Ms. Pam Brown,
Office of the Attorney General Administration Building, Saipan, MP 96950;
670-664-2341.
Ohio: Marc Dann, State Office Tower, 30 East Broad Street, 17th
Floor, Columbus, OH 43215-3428; 614-466-4320; www.ag.state.oh.us
Oklahoma: Drew Edmondson, Office of the Attorney General, 2300 North
Lincoln Boulevard, Suite 112,Oklahoma City, OK 73105; 405-521-3921;
www.oag.state.ok.us
Oregon: Hardy Myers, Department of Justice, 1162 Court Street, NE,
Salem, OR 97301-4096; 503-378-4400; www.doj.state.or.us
Pennsylvania: Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney
General, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120; 717-787-3391; www.attorneygeneral.gov
Puerto Rico: Roberto J. Sanchez Ramos,
Attorney General of Puerto Rico,
P.O. Box 9020192, San Juan, PR 00902-0192; 787-721-7700;
www.justicia.gobierno.pr
Rhode Island: Patrick Lynch, 150 South Main Street, Providence,
RI 02903; 401-274-4400; http://www.riag.state.ri.us/
South Carolina: Henry McMaster, P.O. Box 11549; Columbia, SC
29211; 803-734-3970;
www.scattorneygeneral.org
South Dakota: Larry Long, Office of the Attorney General, 500 East Capitol, Pierre, SD
57501-5070; 605-773-3215; http://www.state.sd.us/attorney/default.asp
Tennessee: Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Office of the Attorney General, P. O. Box 20207, Nashville, TN 37202-0207; 615-741-5860; www.attorneygeneral.state.tn.us
Texas: Greg Abbott, Office of the Attorney General, P.O. Box 12548, Austin, TX
78711-2548; 512-463-2100 or 800-621-0508; www.oag.state.tx.us
Utah: Mark Shurtleff, Office of the Attorney General, P.O. Box 142320, Salt Lake
City, UT 84114-2320; 801-366-0260; www.attorneygeneral.utah.gov
Vermont: William J. Sorrell, 109 State Street, Montpellier, VT
05609-1001; 802-828-3171; www.state.vt.us/atg
Virgin Islands: Iver A. Stridiron, Department of Justice,
G.E.R.S. Complex, 48B-50C Kronprinsdens Gade, St. Thomas, VI 00802;
340-774-5666; www.ojp.usdoj.gov/saa/vi.htm
Virginia: Bob McDonnell, 900 East Main Street, Richmond, VA
23219; 804-786-2071; www.oag.state.va.us
Washington: Rob McKenna, P.O. Box 40100, 1125
Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA 98504-0100; 360-753-6200; http://www.atg.wa.gov
West Virginia: Darrell V. McGraw Jr., Office of the Attorney General,
Consumer Complaints Division, P.O. Box 1789, Charleston, WV 25326-1789;
800-368-8808; http://www.wvs.state.wv.us/wvag/
Wisconsin: J.B. Van Hollen, P.O.
Box 7857, Madison, WI 53707-7857; 608-266-1221; http://www.doj.state.wi.us/ag/
Wyoming: Patrick J. Crank, 123 Capitol, 200 W. 24th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002;
307-777-7841; http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us
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