DMA offers fraud prevention resources. (Online Freebies).(Direct Marketing Association offers consumer guides)(Brief Article)

Association Management, February, 2003

Seeking to create a more secure marketplace for "at-a-distance shopping," the Direct Marketing Association, New York City, has made several consumer guides available online, in cooperation with federal agencies and consumer protection groups, including

* mail and telephone shopping-

www.dmaconsumers.org / shoppingbymail.html and www.dmaconsumers.org / shoppingbyphone.html;

* sweepstakes advertising-

www.dmaconsumers.org / sweepstakeshelp.html; and

* sweepstakes assistance (a caregiver's guide)--www.dmaconsumers.org / olderconsumers.html.