Flipping Frenzy Blog Joins National Organizations in Eighth Annual Consumer Protection Week

(PRLEAP.COM) The Flipping Frenzy Blog is supporting federal, state, and local government agencies and national consumer advocacy organizations efforts to launch the eighth annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), February 5-11, 2006. NCPW empowers consumers by highlighting current consumer protection and education efforts in the fight against fraud in communities across the United States and elsewhere. The Flipping Frenzy Blog contains up-to-date news, information, and editorials on a variety of issues related to real estate and mortgage fraud, and can be found online at www.FlippingFrenzy.com.

According to a recent survey by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), nearly 25 million Americans–a whopping 11.2 percent of the adult population–experience consumer fraud each year. Anyone who is interested in boosting their marketplace savvy, especially in the real estate sector, should visit www.consumer.gov/ncpw, where they can take the Grand Scam Challenge, and www.FlippingFrenzy.com, where they can gain the latest insight into how to spot and stop real estate-related fraud.

“Consumer protection is the name of the game,” say’s FlippingFrenzy.com’s founder, Ralph R. Roberts. “When your money’s at stake, you want a grand slam, not a grand scam. Whether you’re investing in real estate, or looking for a home loan, it pays to know how to spot a scam.” Tips on a wide range of these and other consumer protection issues are available online at www.FlippingFrenzy.com/serendipity.

National organizers of this year’s NCPW include the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Federal Citizen’s Information Center (FCIC), the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators (NACAA), the National Consumers League (NCL), AARP, the Better Business Bureau (BBB), Call for Action, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), and the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG).

“FlippingFrenzy.com is proud to share the messages of this year’s National Consumer Protection Week campaign,” says Roberts, “We plan to continue to give homeowners and real estate industry professionals alike the information they need to recognize, avoid, and report fraud and deception in the marketplace.”

For more information about NCPW, visit www.consumer.gov/ncpw.
For more information about the Flipping Frenzy Blog, visit www.FlippingFrenzy.com.

Ralph Roberts, recognized by TIME Magazine as "The Best-Selling REALTOR® in America,” and is the owner of Ralph Roberts Realty, LLC. The author of Walk Like a Giant, Sell Like a Madman, Real Wealth By Investing in Real Estate, 52 Weeks of Sales Success and Sell it Yourself. Ralph is recognized as one of the top REALTORS in America. Ralph Roberts Realty, LLC, is located in Warren, Michigan and online at www.ralphroberts.com, tel. (586)751-0000. RalphRoberts@RalphRoberts.com.