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Show 6A Thn Summil County Boo Friday, Octobor 30, 1992 Teenage Consumers Can Fall Victim To Fraud Beef Remains Most Vital Segment in Now is the time tor teenagers to become wise consumers. According to Consumer Reports , children and teens represent a purchasing power of $1 billion per week. Teenagers mean big business. High school students, particularly seniors, are more vulnerable to swindlers and scam operations because they are more likely to make critical purchasing decisions as they graduate from high school. The .Department of Commerce has identified several areas of concern where teens are particularly vulnerable to Scam operations. Scholarship Scams: If par- ents or students pay a processing fee and fill out a return package to an inquiring company, the student is "guaranteed" a scholarship to the college of hisher choice. Unfortunately, after returning the requested information with payment, the applicant never hears from the company again. Teens and their parents need to beware of these offers that sound too good to be true especially offers that "guarantee" a scholarship. Also beware of any scholarships service which requires a large, "scholarship up-fro- nt search" or processing fee. Most schools have counselors which will provide this information for free. 900 Numbers: Teens can call rock stars, concert updates, teen dale lines, talk lines, etc. However, some teens are not aware that when they call a 900 or a 976 number they will be charged for the call If you are interested in phoning a 900 number, find out the charge before you call. If the charge is not listed, be sure to ask when you phone that 900 number. Free Prize Offers: Many of these scams work along with 900 SCORE: BURNS 2,000, GRAHAM O Before being led off into never never world by misleading statements regarding Attorney General's race, let's get a few things straight: the Utah of experience card in the mail announcing you have won a prize, and to receive it you have lo call a 900 number. Often times you will be referreid to additional 900 numbers to learn more about your prize. Generally, the cost of the 900 number calls exceeds the value of the "free gift A gift is not really free unless you can walk away with it without making any additional purchases. Modeling Agency Scams: Teens generate the most interest about beginning a career in modeling and scam artists know this. Most modeling scams are not easy to recognize because many claims mid practices resemble those used by legitimate modeling agencies. To be safe, ask for references of models who have worked for the agency and contact them. EXPERIENCE Jan Graham has NEVER tried a single criminal case Scott Bums has successfully prosecuted over 2,000 criminal cases What kind number promotions. You are sent a does Jan Graham have? As a top manager in the current General's Office, she has WASTED millions of taxpayer dollars by hiring expensive downtown law firms to defend cases that SHOULD have been handled We can do without THAT kind of experience At-tome- ry se. WHO SUPPORTS SCO IT BURNS? 25 of Utah's 29 sheriffs Over 80 of Utah's police chiefs All 21 Republican county attorneys in the state WHO SUPPORTS JAN GRAHAM? lixpensive downtown law firms Law enforcement authorities have worked with Scott Bums, they know experience when they see it and they know he will be lough on crime. For experience that really counts & Integrity in office you can be proud of ON NOVEMBER 3RD VOTE SCOTT BURNS Republican candidate for Attorney General Paid far hy the Committee In elect Scott Burn. Honorary Chair. Governor Nmn Bangerler, Mike Stewart, and Sak Lake County Sheriff Aaron Kennird. Mechanic Frnnd: Scam artists commonly target teens because they know teens are new driven and possibly new or used car owners. Swindlers hope teens are not familiar enough with auto repair shops to know if they are beWhen you take your ing ripped-off- . car to a repair shop ask for a written estimate, this will protect you from any "big surprises" when the work is completed. If you feel uneasy about a diagnosis, don't hesitate to get a second opinion from another repair shop. Medical Quackery: Teenagers are often filled with insecurities about height, weight, and romance. The quack days on these insecurities offering quick and easy solutions to lose fiat, gain muscle or tan quickly. Be wary of claims that promise immediate, effortless, or guaranteed results. Avoid promotions that use words and phrases such as "miracle", "breakthrough", or "secret remedy. Don't believe glowing testimonials from people you don't know or can't contact. These people could be getting paid a lot of money to make these claims without even using the product Utah's Agriailture United States. For example, in Agriculture remains Utah's leading industry and beef production is 1989 Utah ranked 30th among the the most important segment of SO states in the value of cattle and agriculture in the state, according to calves. However, cash sales are not a Utah State University economics the only measure of economic improfessor. portance. A study of the beef industry in the economy of Utah, updating a report issued 30 years ago, was recently released by Godfrey, a USU Extension specialist The update was made at the request of the Utah Utah and other states supply feeder calves, calves recently weaned, that are fed to daughter weight in other states. The value of these finished animals is much higher than the value of the feeder Cattlemen's Association. Godfrey said cattle are raised in every county of the state, but beef production is particularly important calves, Godfrey said. As a result, he said, ranking by sales favors those states and industries that sell finished, or slaughtered animals, rather than raw products. This favors states that feed out their calves to slaughter weight. in the economies of southern and eastern Utah, where there are few alternative agricultural uses for most of the land. "The beef industry in Utah and the nation is characterized by several important changes," Godfrey said. "Production is shifting from the western states to the eastern states. The production of calves, however, is becoming increasingly important in Utah. Although Utah is not a mejor producer of agricultural products when ranked by total receipts, its production of cattle and calves (primarily beef) is still important when compared to that of other states, Godfrey said. For example, he said Utah ranked 11th among the states in the Most cattle operations in the percentage of total receipts constate are relatively small, Most tributed by cattle and calves. The some 68 percent of the beef op- leading states in this category all erations in Utah own fewer than SO border Utah. beef cows. The number of beef He said beef producers face cows in the average herd in Utah is problems over the next decade that 64 nearly twice as many as the may alter these trends. Neverthenational average of 38 cows, he less, it appears that beef production said. will remain as the most important Godfrey said this suggests that segment of agriculture in Utah. small operators have become an inA copy of the study, "The of beef Beef Industry In the Economy creasingly important part of Utah" (Research Report 143) can production in Utah. He said Utah has never been a be obtained by contacting Godfrey leading producer of cattle in the at 49-pa- ge 750-229- 4. 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