Vertrue distancing itself from loyalty marketing?
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams, Technology, Credit, Consumer AllyLast week we looked at Webloyalty's steps to address the flood of consumer complaints that helped trigger a Senate Commerce Committee...
View ArticleBreaking into house? Don't use victim's computer to check your Facebook
Filed under: Ripoffs and ScamsHere's a hint; if you can't go five minutes without checking on your Facebook page, don't take up burglary as a career. According to the Martinsburg, W. Va. Journal,...
View ArticleVeterans beware: This scam targets you
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams, healthcare, Consumer Ally, CrimeBeing someone who tries to steal from people through scams means having to come up with some believable proposition with the potential to...
View ArticleNew airline fee alert: $10 surcharges for flying this holiday season
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams, Travel, TravelThe airlines have some mighty long sleeves. How else can you explain all the dirty tricks they're able to pull out of them? The newest one: Almost all of...
View ArticleWhen a rebate isn't a rebate -- it's a ripoff
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams, Retail, Consumer AllyThey call them "rebate" cards. But they're hardly a rebate. Instead, they are a mechanism to take millions of dollars due to consumers and give them...
View ArticleWhen magazine subscriptions attack
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams, Family MoneyPublishers Clearing House is known for its prizes. You've seen the commercials. The prize patrol is driving around, looking for you, hoping to give you a big...
View ArticleFree Windows 7 upgrades could cost you
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams, Technology, RetailIf you were one of the thousands of shoppers who purchased a new computer since June 26 and are expecting a free upgrade to Windows 7 you may find...
View ArticleResults aren't typical: FTC bringing truth to testimonials
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams, RetailThe FTC has finally updated a long-overdue guide on endorsements and testimonials to address changes in technology and advertising mediums. The new rules are...
View ArticleHappy holidays: Airlines expand $10 fee, and it's your fault
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams, Travel, Travel, Family MoneyYou didn't complain. So you're going to pay more. Last week, WalletPop told you about the new $10-each-way increase that the airlines planned...
View ArticleDrivers beware: Latest insurance scam could cost you
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams, Insurance - Car Insurance, Insurance, Consumer Ally, CrimeCrooks really don't know any bounds to how low they can go. Video aired on Good Morning America showing members...
View ArticleResveratrol sellers sued by Dr. Oz and Oprah
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams, healthcare, RetailThere are a few things you just don't do and one of those is mess with someone who is close to Oprah. That's a lesson that the several sellers of...
View ArticleDo moustachioed men really make more moolah?
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams, healthcare, Careers, Family Money, Saving MoneyAccording to a story by Reuters Friday, a recent study determined that moustache-wearers earn 4.3 percent more than their...
View ArticleFake coins flooding in U.S. market
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams, InvestingAt the annual meeting of the numismatic world this week attendees have had the opportunity to examine some examples of counterfeit coins from China that are...
View ArticleMaking money on the Madoff name: Auctions not what the ads lead you to believe
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams, Consumer Complaints, Consumer AllyAdvertisements trumpeting "Bernie Madoff Auction" ahead of events being held at hotels around the country appear to have little or no...
View ArticleMoneyGram hit with $18 million fine for looking the other way while consumers...
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams, Consumer Ally, CrimeMoneyGram International, Inc., has agreed to pay $18 million to settle federal charges that the money transfer service allowed itself to be a conduit...
View ArticleReverse mortgages could be the next housing scam
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams, Refinancing, Real Estate, Banking, Family MoneyMy mother-in-law is divorced, newly retired and wants to enjoy her Golden Years. Because she just turned 62 and owns her...
View ArticleMy preschooler is now a homeowner, and other tales of fraud
Filed under: Home, Ripoffs and Scams, Tax, Credit, Real Estate, Taxes, Crime, Family MoneyHomebuyers did not have to truly be first-timers in order to qualify for the "first time homebuyer" tax credit,...
View ArticleWhoopi: Rangel's 'Got to Go!' and what other well-known women say Nancy...
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams, PeopleThe well known women at wowOwow.com are stopping by WalletPop on a frequent basis to answer your spending and personal finance questions. This week we asked them:...
View ArticleDon't fall for this email hoax to fight cancer
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams, Relationships, TechnologyWe all want to see breast cancer cured, so it's no surprise that people respond to an email that tells them that sending a single text message...
View ArticlePlayboy Mansion job offer was too good to be true
Filed under: Ripoffs and Scams There's something about cleavage that moves simple men to accept the most preposterous notions. Witness the witless people who were scammed last week by a perp who...
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