Protect Yourself

You can stand up to criminals and con artists by learning how they work and whom they target.

 

Protect your personal information and learn how identity thieves strike. Find out how to monitor what your kids do on the Internet and set safety rules you can all live by.

 

Learn what kinds of crimes are frequent in your community and across North Carolina and where sex offenders live. Find out how schools can prepare for a crisis and whether yours has.

 

Attorney General Roy Cooper offers information on being a smart consumer so you’ll know how to buy and when to say no.

 

Find out when to hang up on unwanted phone calls and how to stop most telemarketers. Learn what your health insurance covers and how to make sure your health plan covers what it's supposed to. Find out how predatory lending works and how to avoid bad mortgage deals.