If you suspected some car dealers and lenders set higher interest rates for African Americans and Hispanics, looks like you … Continue reading Car Lending Bias
Category Archives: Scam News
Package Waiting For You Scam
by Barbara Nevins Taylor You probably don’t think of the … Continue reading Package Waiting For You Scam
Bad Guy Strikes Twice
Bad guys always strike twice. That’s my experience. Caught running a scam and put out of business, they wake up … Continue reading Bad Guy Strikes Twice
Review Your Mobile Phone Bill
by Barbara Nevins Taylor Have you reviewed your mobile phone bill lately? If you haven’t checked, you may be sorry. … Continue reading Review Your Mobile Phone Bill
Crackdown on Text Spam
Wouldn’t the world be a better place if all spam disappeared? We wish it were easy to get rid of … Continue reading Crackdown on Text Spam
Corporate Jet Tax Loophole
Tell us why the corporate jet tax loophole is sacred. Thanks to the Center for American Progress for creating the … Continue reading Corporate Jet Tax Loophole
Email Scams Target Small Businesses
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is celebrating “National Consumer Protection Week” in the U.S., but it’s not celebrating an … Continue reading Email Scams Target Small Businesses
Email Junk
It makes me furious to find sucker-trolling email in my inbox. The latest piece of potentially dangerous junk comes from … Continue reading Email Junk
Stealing Your Child’s Identity
by Barbara Nevins Taylor A Pennsylvania mom called me after she filed her income tax return and discovered someone had already … Continue reading Stealing Your Child’s Identity
Top Consumer Complaints
Identity theft tops the list of consumer complaints to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for 2012. The latest numbers remind … Continue reading Top Consumer Complaints
Crackdown On Payday Lenders
by Barbara Nevins Taylor We don’t understand why state legislators coddle payday lenders. 15 states and the District of Columbia … Continue reading Crackdown On Payday Lenders
Robocaller Out Of The Game
We’re on the Do Not Call Registry list and yet the phone rings all day with robocallers offering to lower … Continue reading Robocaller Out Of The Game
Ignore This Identity Theft Alert
by Barbara Nevins Taylor An “Identity Theft Alert,” from something called Equifax Credit Monitoring wormed its way into my inbox … Continue reading Ignore This Identity Theft Alert
Grandson Scam
It sounds so appealing and because we love our family members, sometimes our emotions cloud our judgment. The grandson … Continue reading Grandson Scam