Massachusetts Senator Richard T. Moore
                                                December 2007
Dear Friend,
 

Holiday times are busy with buying, spending, shipping, and mailing.  Being busy both at home and work results in little time to review burdensome credit records and billing statements until after the hectic season calms down a bit.  Unfortunately, your busy season is also the busy season for identity thieves.  For this reason, I've included various tips on how to protect your identity and your home during the holidays.  In addition these helpful tips, I've also included updates on what me and my colleagues in the Legislature have been up to. I hope you find this latest installment of my monthly newsletter helpful, and I wish you and your family a healthy and happy holiday.

 
Sincerely,
Senator Richard T. Moore
 
 
In This Issue
Office and Coffee Hours
Upcoming Events
10 ways to stop identity theft during the holidays
We have a lot to be thankful for during this holiday season
In time for the holidays, Senate updates consumer-friendly gift certificate legislation
Blackstone's Timothy Greene joins Moore's State House staff
 
Office and Coffee Hours 
 
Senator Moore's Office and Coffee Hours will continue in January
 

Upcoming Events

December 14th
Tours Lampin Corp. with Congressman Neal
 
December 29th
Hosts State Champion Hopedale Boys Cross Country Team - State House
 
January 9th
Speaks at Dana Farber Cancer Center Grand Opening - Milford
 
Senator Richard T. Moore
 
State House
Room 111
Boston, MA 02133
(617)-722-1420
(617)-722-1944

10 Ways to Stop Identity Theft During the Holidays

 

1.         Pay attention to your mail.

 

2.         Opt out of offers you don't need.

 

3.         Change your card numbers.

 

4.         Use cash in unusual situations.

 

5.         Don't assume any institution is infallible.

 

6.         Be quiet about personal plans.

 

7.         Beware the storage rentals.

 

8.         Get a credit report, now.

 

9.         Change your work password and logon

 

10.       Be wary of instant credit offers.

 
 
We have a lot to be thankful for during this holiday season

As the Legislature concludes its formal sessions for yet another calendar year, there is certainly a lot for which the people of our district may be thankful. My colleagues and I in the Senate have been quite busy passing various beneficial pieces of legislation.

In time for the holidays, Senate updates consumer-friendly gift certificate legislation

November 26, 2007...With the holiday shopping season upon us, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, and his colleagues in the Senate recently voted to enhance the existing gift certificate law by establishing consumer protections, including a $300 fine for violations of the statute, which makes gift certificates redeemable at full face value for a period of seven years without deductions or service fees. The Senate bill treats electronic gift cards the same way as long as they are not for use with multiple, unaffiliated sellers.

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December 4, 2007 ... Timothy P. Greene has been appointed to serve as Director of Constituent Services for Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge. Greene succeeds Shawn Collins of Webster who was recently promoted to the position of Director of Communications and External Relations in the Senator's State House office. Moore's long-time aide, Denise Chan of Hopedale recently left the office to pursue her doctorate in Hong Kong, where she will be living with her husband for the next few years. 

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