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Howard County forum educates on dangers of identity theft
You make concerted efforts to safeguard information from identity thieves — keeping bank card passwords concealed, buying online goods solely from secure websites and refusing to furnish personal information to anyone you don't know. Adults and...Tags: Ken Ulman, Consumers, Howard County, Personal Data Collection, Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection
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Watch out for unauthorized charges on cellphone bills
Take a line-by-line look at your cellphone bill — all dozen or so pages. See a $9.99 charge for horoscopes, flirting tips or some such thing that you didn't request? If so, you've been crammed. Once only a big problem with landline telephones,...
Tags: Consumers, Horoscopes, Lawyers, Telecommunication Service, Justice System
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Baltimore man, 81, loses his home following lottery fraud
The first caller told Norman Breidenbaugh he had won $2.5 million in a foreign sweepstakes, but there was a catch: Breidenbaugh needed to send $2,000 in fees before collecting his earnings. Other calls followed, promising Breidenbaugh millions more...
Tags: U.S. Secret Service, Jamaica, U.S. House of Representatives, Consumers, Lotteries
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Cell phone companies need to get out of cramming
One good thing about being the victim of a widespread scam estimated to cost American consumers $2 billion a year: You don't feel like the only fool in the country. And in the matter of "cramming" — when shady text-message companies bill cell phone...Tags: Cell Phones, MSNBC (tv network), Consumers, Fraud, Telecommunication Service
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Advocates warn immigrants of scams
Immigrant advocates are warning people who plan to apply for a work permit under a new federal immigration policy to beware of scammers and hold off on taking any formal action until more details emerge about how the program will work. The policy shift,...Tags: Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Elections, International Law, Extradition
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Wish list for new director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
To: Richard Cordray, Director
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Dear Mr. Cordray:
First, congratulations on your appointment to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Unless the banking interests have their way, your appointment is expected...Tags: Students, Financial and Business Services, Richard Cordray, Consumers, Finance
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A push for more proof in debt-collection lawsuits
Marquis Jones doesn't believe she owes money on a credit-card account that a debt-buying company sued to collect from her.
More importantly, though, the firm never proved she did.
But because the Severn woman wasn't given notice of the lawsuit —...Tags: Alpine Skiing, Litigation, Contracts, Bankruptcy, Credit and Debt
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Skechers comes to $40 million settlement with FTC over sneakers
It turns out wearing sneakers - without exercising - won't get you in shape. Skechers USA has agreed to a $40 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission for making that claim. The shoe company had claimed its Shape-ups sneakers would help...
Tags: Skechers USA Incorporated, Kim Kardashian, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Reebok Ltd.
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Md. bans yo-yo financing of car purchases, but it still happens
Yo-yo financing is what happens when you drive off the lot with your newly purchased car, only to be reeled back in days or weeks later by the dealer because the financing didn't go through. Your choice: Return the car or keep it and accept less-...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Consumers, Loans, Vehicles, Lawyers
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CVS Caremark settles deceptive pricing charge for $5 million
The Federal Trade Commission announced that CVS Caremark Corp. agreed to pay $5 million to settle a complaint that it misinformed seniors about the price of certain Medicare Part D prescription drugs sold through CVS and Walgreens pharmacies.
The...Tags: Government Health Care, Consumers, Corporate Crime, Prescription Drugs, Medicare
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Stopping thieves before they steal your child's identity
As concern grows over child identity theft, Maryland is considering legislation that would make the state the first in the nation to protect a youngster's credit report. Minors aren't supposed to have such reports because they're too young to get credit....Tags: Netherlands, Consumers, Personal Data Collection, Criminals, Credit and Debt
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Fraudulent schemes? There are enough out there to fill a book
Joyce Brown of Brooklyn Park receives lots of blatantly bogus letters claiming she won millions or billions of dollars in a lottery, but the one that arrived about a week ago was different. The letter contained a check so real-looking, the 78-year-old...Tags: Business, Consumers, Sales, Lotteries, Brooklyn Park
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