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TN Dept. of Consumer Affairs warns about possible scams in 2012

Many television ads claim rapid weight loss by consuming a pill or wearing a patch. Some of the most common diet scams are metabolism-boosting pills made of herbal ingredients, fat and carb-blocking pills, herbal weight-loss teas, diet patches, and body wraps.
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Consumer Alert: Secret Shopper Scams Arriving In Mail

Channel 11 News has learned about a scam that will keep people watching their mail.
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Consumer Corner: Foreclosure scams adding injury to misery

By MARCELLA S. KREITER United Press International With some 1.6 million homes either already in bank custody or somewhere in the foreclosure process, as many as 4 million more delinquent but not quite over the edge and property values depressingly depressed, scams are springing up that heap more misery on the already desperate.
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The Top 5 Business and Consumer Telecom Scams

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The Top 5 Business and Consumer Telecom Scams

Telecom scams and fraud continues to be a multi-billion dollar problem for the U.S. consumer and for business organizations. As the telecom industry changes, so do the methods of scam artists. The best line of defense is to be aware of the current scams and types of . . . → Read More: The Top 5 Business and Consumer Telecom Scams

Sytropin Consumer Reviews

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Sytropin Consumer Reviews

There are consumer reviews and there are consumer reviews. If you read between the lines, you know what i mean. There are some consumer reviews that may be legitimate while others may be a marketing ploy for the company for its own benefit. Some legitimate consumer reviews will have its fair of . . . → Read More: Sytropin Consumer Reviews

Consumer Advocate: Avoid getting bitten by puppy scams

The “free to a good home” scam is one of the worst, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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Sites that provide valuable info on consumer fraud

From counterfeit-check scams to identity theft, consumer fraud remains a very serious problem.
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Business bureau warns of consumer scams

The Better Business Bureau of Kansas Inc. is warning consumers about three common scam terms: “cramming,” “phishing” and “smishing.”
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CONSUMER ALERT – BEWARE: Calls from “Job Line”?

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Question by In God We Trust: CONSUMER ALERT – BEWARE: Calls from “Job Line”?
Beware!!!! This is actually $ 9/Minute Scam

Consumers report receiving automated message calls from a service calling itself “The Jobline” where you’re told they have jobs for you. It’s just a scam. If you call the number back, you will . . . → Read More: CONSUMER ALERT – BEWARE: Calls from “Job Line”?

Internet scams top Utah consumer complaints

The state Department of Commerce says deceptive Internet or e-commerce scams topped the list of Utah consumer complaints based on statistics for the fiscal year that ended in June 2010.
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Identity theft and impostor scams among top consumer complaints last year, FTC says

The Federal Trade Commission received more complaints about identity theft in 2010 than any other issue. A total of 1.3 million complaints came into the FTC last year and 19%, or 250,854, of those were related to identity theft, the government agency said in a report released on Monday. This marks the 11th year in a . . . → Read More: Identity theft and impostor scams among top consumer complaints last year, FTC says

BBB warns of the top ten consumer scams

Word to the wary: There’s a scammer who might be out to get you. That’s the message from the Better Business Bureau, which released its 2010 list of the Top 10 consumer scams. The annual list is based on complaints filed at 132 offices in the United States and Canada.
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Consumer Tips 101 – Do NOT Give Out Your Personal Information Over the Internet Or Phone Unless

In this video I share important and valuable consumer related information about NOT giving out your personal information such as your Social Security Number, Debit, credit card or checking account information to anyone over the telephone or Internet unless you are absolutely sure who they are and where they are calling from.
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FDIC Consumer News – Spring 2009 – Foreclosure Rescue and Loan Modification Scammers

Many homeowners having difficulty making their monthly mortgage payments are being targeted by criminals who charge large upfront fees and falsely “guarantee” to rescue a home from foreclosure. In some of the worst cases, homeowners have become victims of identity theft or were tricked into signing away their ownership of a house. Because mortgage rescue scams . . . → Read More: FDIC Consumer News – Spring 2009 – Foreclosure Rescue and Loan Modification Scammers

Ohio AG Cordray to lead U.S. consumer agency enforcement

Ohio AG Cordray to lead U.S. consumer agency enforcement
ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBUS — Ohio’s attorney general is headed to Washington to lead enforcement at the new federal Consumer Finance Protection Bureau ahead of a probable run for governor in 2014. The Democrat Richard Cordray was named Wednesday to a post at the fledgling agency, which will write . . . → Read More: Ohio AG Cordray to lead U.S. consumer agency enforcement

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