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      August 19, 2016
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      June 22, 2016
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      December 21, 2016
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      Miranda Perry
      December 17, 2014
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      Holiday Travel Nightmare: How to Get Covered for Overnight Expenses When Southwest Airlines Loses Your Bag

      Miranda Perry
      November 27, 2014
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      Scambook Success Story: Nevada Woman Fights Back Against Cell Phone Fraud

      Miranda Perry
      October 9, 2014
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      A Scambook Personal Story: Even the Experts Can Get Caught by Fraud

      Miranda Perry
      October 1, 2014
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      October 9, 2014
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Black and White Photo of Auto Loan Shop

FTC Consumer Alert: Auto Loan Scammers

Team Scambook
April 12, 2014
Article, Craigslist, Listing Fraud, Scam Alerts
Can't make your monthly car payments?  Auto loan scammers are on the rise, and they are scheming to bait you into falling for their 'too good to be true' ads like "No credit, no income...we'll finance you!" ...

Facebook Delays New Privacy Policy After Watchdog Concerns

Sean Boulger
September 11, 2013
Article, Technology
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Facebook is proposing changes to its privacy policy, and as usual, it isn't going over well with users. The new changes appear to give Facebook more access to users' private information. It's made privacy watch...
Photo of an Apple iPad that was not given away for free via text message

FTC Busts Scammer for Fake Free iPhone, iPad Spam Text Messages

Sean Boulger
July 22, 2013
Article, Consumer, Mobile Services
Ever receive a spam text message saying you've won a free iPhone, a free iPad or perhaps a free $1000 Target gift card? If you have, you're not alone. Just recently, a man was busted for sending more than 20 mi...
A close-up of a stack of money.

Consumer Victory: FTC Busts World’s Biggest Debt Collector

Sean Boulger
July 11, 2013
Article, General Consumer, Money
3
Ever get a call from a debt collection agency? No one likes to deal with bill collectors, but even if you're behind on payments you're still legally protected from harassment, threats and other abuse. Unfortuna...
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FTC Offers Consumers Protection from Telemarketer Fraud

Sean Boulger
June 5, 2013
Article, Consumer, General Consumer
Tired of telemarketers interrupting your family during dinner? The FTC working hard to change that. Currently, the agency's Telemarketing Sales Rule dictates what telemarketers are and aren't allowed to do on t...
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Are Credit Report Errors Hurting Your Score? FTC Study Reveals 5% Have Mistakes

Sean Boulger
April 18, 2013
Article, Credit Report, General Consumer, Money
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Our credit scores are very, very important pieces of information...but could they be wrong? A recent Federal Trade Commission study has found that that 5% of consumers have mistakes on their credit reports. ...
Photo of Old Rotary Phone

Winners Announced in FTC Robocall Challenge to Stop Annoying Telemarketer Calls

Leah
April 12, 2013
Article, Consumer, Mobile Services
Nothing ruins a family dinner like an unwanted spam call. In fact, no one wants a robocall at any hour of the day; it’s frustrating to pick up the phone and be greeted by a recording. At least you can tell off ...

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