NORFOLK, Va. — Mark Herring's office sent out a release Tuesday morning to remind Virginians that the state government was still committed to protecting customers against price gouging.
It said the attorney general's consumer protection section sent out 42 warning letters to businesses who might be raising prices on necessary goods during Virginia's coronavirus-spurred state of emergency.
"My office and I take price gouging complaints very seriously," Herring said, "and I hope that these letters will send a strong message to businesses across Virginia that price gouging will not be tolerated here."
The letters warn recipients of the attorney general's ability to investigate price gouging allegations, and seek records from the businesses to evaluate how they've been pricing things.
Herring said he also joined more than 30 other attorneys general last week to ask Amazon, Facebook, Ebay, Walmart and Craigslist to crack down on unfair prices on their platforms.
People can contact Attorney General Herring’s Consumer Protection Section for information or to file a complaint in the following ways:
- Call 800.552.9963
- Email consumer@oag.state.va.us
- Price Gouging Complaint Form (Preferred method of submitting complaints)
- General Online Complaint Form
- Online Contact Form