Florida AG Ashley Moody wants to know if you get ripped off buying Hurricane Dorian supplies

If you see any scammin' dial (866) 9NO-SCAM.

By Dave Plotkin on Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 1:32 pm

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Florida AG Ashley Moody wants to know if you get ripped off buying Hurricane Dorian supplies

Screengrab via Fla. AG Ashley Moody/Twitter

On Thursday morning, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody opened the state's price-gouging hotline, a resource for people who find themselves confronting unusually high prices like $22 cases of bottled water.

Citing Florida Statute 501.160, Moody said, "During a declared state of emergency, it is unlawful, subject to certain conditions, to sell essential commodities for an amount that grossly exceeds the average price 30 days before declaration."

I have activated Florida's Price Gouging Hotline.

Floridians in the projected path of #HurricaneDorian prepare now—and report price gouging to my office by calling (866) 9NO-SCAM or by downloading our reporting app NO SCAM. pic.twitter.com/GRrQhj9DOZ
— AG Ashley Moody (@AGAshleyMoody) August 28, 2019

"Floridians in the projected path of Hurricane Dorian can report price gouging to the Florida Attorney General's Office by calling (866) 9NO-SCAM or by downloading the reporting app NO SCAM."

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