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On Tap: community calendar

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 24th, 2010%

On Tap: community calendar
ONGOING EVENTS: FREE BEAD NIGHTS AND JEWELRY MAKING CLASS Being offered year round at Buttercup Beads! Free community Bead Soiree nights twice a month, from 6 to 8 p.m. Huge variety of jewelry making classes also available for novice and/or experienced beaders. Check Web site for dates and details at www.buttercupbeads.com. Buttercup Beads, . . . → Read More: On Tap: community calendar

Top 10 scams and rip-offs of 2009

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 22nd, 2010%

Top 10 scams and rip-offs of 2009
The Better Business Bureau recently released a list of the top 10 scams and rip-offs of 2009. Not surprisingly, many scams sought to take advantage of people who were suffering under tough economic circumstances – such as the unemployed.

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Getting scammed

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 21st, 2010%

Getting scammed
CADILLAC – We may live in small-town USA, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t susceptible to big-time scams. Lt. David Street, Cadillac Michigan State Police Post commander, said local people get hit with scams all the time.

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State reps say budget will dominate legislature

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 20th, 2010%

State reps say budget will dominate legislature
As the legislative session begins in Annapolis this week, we took the liberty of consulting with the Montgomery County Delegation to get their thoughts on what’s important and on tap in the state house.

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Credit Card Theft From Gym Investigated

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 19th, 2010%

Credit Card Theft From Gym Investigated
Only on Fox: The victim of a credit card theft speaks out after police release surveillance video of another woman using the card to ring up some big purchases.

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Top 10 Martial Arts Face-offs

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 18th, 2010%

Top 10 Martial Arts Face-offs
We’re going to celebrate the greatest square ups in the history of martial arts flicks – from the purists kung fu faves to the total arse-kicking entertainers.

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Stanford Business magazine

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 16th, 2010%

Stanford Business magazine
Kramer, the William R. Kimball Professor of Organizational Behavior, is a social psychologist who has been studying trust for more than 20 years. He drew on his own and others’ research for an article in the June 2009 issue of Harvard Business Review on why people trust, why trust can get us into trouble, . . . → Read More: Stanford Business magazine

Toys’R'Us ‘ripped off 700 young workers’

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 15th, 2010%

Toys’R’Us ‘ripped off 700 young workers’
IT MADE its name as kid heaven but national toy retailer Toys’R’Us will face court for ripping off 700 of its employees – most of them little more than children.

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Alton priest fears for native country

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 14th, 2010%

Alton priest fears for native country
ALTON – An Alton priest is praying for his friends, loved ones and home country as he anxiously awaits the all-too-few return telephone calls from earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

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Internet Scams Go After Those Hit Hardest by Recession

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 13th, 2010%

Internet Scams Go After Those Hit Hardest by Recession
The Better Business Bureau’s New Year’s resolutions warn to always read the fine print, particularly for supposedly free trial offers. The list also urges consumers to beware of purported job offers and warns against wiring money to unknown receivers.

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FACT CHECK: Dealmaking common under Schwarzenegger

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 12th, 2010%

FACT CHECK: Dealmaking common under Schwarzenegger
In a widely reported national interview over the weekend, California Gov.

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I-Radar Link

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 11th, 2010%

I-Radar Link
What do you think should happen to the King’s student who urinated on a nativity scene? We have a consumer alert tonight for anyone who shops online. Scammers are using legitimate-looking emails to fool you into forking over big bucks.

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Tips: Rip DVD and convert video with an all-in-one editor & converter program?

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 9th, 2010%

I found many gadget owners asked this kind of questions – “How to rip DVD to my iPod/iPhone/Zune/PSP/etc?” and “I tried to put videos on my iPod, but it always turned up some errors”.

Actually, these are common issues for digital players as different players support different video formats, and if your want to play DVD movie . . . → Read More: Tips: Rip DVD and convert video with an all-in-one editor & converter program?

Wrong Turn 3 (Blu-ray)

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 8th, 2010%

Wrong Turn 3 (Blu-ray)
Skip It The Product: It’s nice to know that creativity and the need for artistic expression don’t drive every moviemaking decision. It’s just so refreshing to find situations in which the lure of easy money, the need for the almighty dollar, and the rarely used concept of the commercial cash grab mandated what . . . → Read More: Wrong Turn 3 (Blu-ray)

Top 10 Scams and Rip-Offs
1.Scams and Rip-Offs} Acai Supplements and Other “Free” Trial Offers – Ads offering trial offers for teeth whiteners, acai anti-aging pills and other miracle supplements blanket the Internet, including trusted Web sites of national news organizations. The marketing campaigns often falsely claimed an endorsement by Oprah, Rachel Ray and Doctor Oz. Thousands of consumers complained to BBB that the free trial actually cost them as much as hundreds of dollars, month after month.

2.Scams and Rip-Offs} Stimulus/Government Grant Scams – Even before President Obama announced the stimulus plan in February, scammers had already set up schemes for misleading consumers and small business owners into thinking they could get a piece of the pie. Offers for worthless assistance and advice on how to get government grants bombarded consumers online, over the phone and via mail and e-mail.

3.Scams and Rip-Offs} Robocalls – Owning a cell phone or having their phone number on the do-not-call list did not help thousands of people across the US put a stop to harassing automated telemarketing calls in 2009. The robocalls often claimed that their auto warranty was about to expire—which wasn’t true—or offered help in reducing their interest rate on their credit card. The prevalence of robocalls violating federal telemarketing laws prompted the FTC to increase restrictions on the practice in 2009.

4.Scams and Rip-Offs} Lottery/Sweepstakes Scam – The victim receives a letter in the mail pretending to be from Reader’s Digest, Publisher’s Clearing House or a phony foreign lottery claiming that he or she has won millions. The letter comes with a check that represents only a portion of the total winnings. In order to get the rest, the victim has to deposit the check and then wire hundreds of dollars back to the scammers supposedly to cover taxes or some other bogus fee. The victim wires the money, but the prize never arrives.

5.Scams and Rip-Offs} Job Hunter Scams –Scams targeting job hunters vary and include attempts to gain access to personal information such as bank account or social security numbers and requirements to pay a fee in order to even be considered for the job. Another common scam was reported to BBB by job hunters who were told by a prospective employer that they had to check their credit report before being considered for a job. The job offer is actually a marketing ploy for online credit monitoring that costs the victim every month until they cancel.

6.Scams and Rip-Offs} Google Work from Home Scam – Countless Web sites cropped up in 2009 that claimed you could learn how to make money from home using Google or Twitter and offered a free trial of learning materials. The Web sites often included the Google or Twitter moniker and logo. As a result, many people who complained to BBB thought they were getting a job with Google or Twitter when in, fact, they were being lured into another misleading free-trial offer and were billed every month for the materials and other mystery charges that added up to hundreds of dollars.

7.Scams and Rip-Offs} Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue/Debt Assistance – Many families are struggling in the current economy and hucksters are offering to help them save their house from foreclosure or help them get out of credit card debt. Unfortunately, victims are paying hundreds of dollars up front for the assistance they desperately need but ultimately never receive.

8.Scams and Rip-Offs} Mystery Shopping – Consumers across the country thought that they could make some extra money by becoming a secret shopper and evaluating the customer service of various stores. The victim is asked to evaluate their shopping experience at a few stores as well as a money wiring service such as Western Union or MoneyGram by wiring money back to the scammers. A seemingly real looking check is supposed to cover the costs, but ends up being a fake. The victim is out hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars.

9.Scams and Rip-Offs} Over-Payment Scams – Over-payment scams typically target small business owners, landlords or individuals with rooms to rent and sellers on classifieds or sites like Craigslist. Typically the scammer pretends to be a customer, possible renter or interested buyer, respectively. The victim receives a check for more than the amount requested. The scammers then ask the victim to deposit the check and wire the extra amount elsewhere, such as to a shipping company. Ultimately though, the check is fake and the victim is really wiring money back to the scammers.

10.Scams and Rip-Offs} Phishing e-mails/H1N1 spam – A perennial problem, phishing e-mails pop up in inboxes and can take various forms such as appearing to be from a business, a government agency or official or even a friend. Whatever the setup, the goal of any phishing e-mail is the same: to trick victims into divulging sensitive financial information or to infect the victim’s computer with viruses and malware. In addition to phishing e-mails, spam e-mail selling wares to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus were particularly rampant in 2009.

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