How to spot an online car sales scam
Fake photos. Fake invoices. Fake sellers. Here’s how to ferret them out on CraigsList, eBay and other buy/sell/trade sites.
Tag: consumer protection
Avoiding rental home scams
From bogus listings of real properties to hijacked credit card-access key lockboxes, the Federal Trade Commission and I show you what’s up with these rental scams.
We owe it to them to make the #WiseChoice
They’re vulnerable. Their intuition’s weakened. Join #WiseChoice Home Instead Senior Care and me in protecting our elderly loved ones on this Elder Abuse Awareness Day, June 15.
Crooked Caregiver
Sheila Renee Land’s fall from grace is a lesson in making a #WiseChoice for an in-home caregiver (photo courtesy WLBT).
Puppy leasing
It’s real. It’s risky…and it’s breaking some pet-owners hearts.
Only YOU can repair your credit
Ignore signs and ads for credit repair services. They can’t do what they claim.
Avoiding fake tickets & fraudulent scalpers
Here’s how to make sure you’re buying the REAL tickets to the show.
Fake real estate “cloud companies”
The expression “Don’t believe everything you see online” has never been more urgent, especially when you consider this latest web scam (illustration by naishh via Flickr).
‘Spear phishing’ + caller ID spoofing = scam on STEROIDS
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said scammers are ramping up a combination of two classic phone scams (graphic courtesy of U.S. Navy).
What happens when good companies hire BAD background screeners
The Federal Trade Commission and #WiseChoice ActiveTracks, LLC help both property managers and consumers learn how to avoid incompetent background screenings.