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Protect yourself from insurers, providers, drug companies, and other parties that engage in fraudulent, misleading, deceptive, or illegal practices.

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Protect yourself from illegal debt collection, deceptive credit and debt counseling, identity theft, and mortgage and loan fraud.

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