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Consumer Alert

Car wrap scam targets college students

Ari Lazarus

If you have a car, you know how expensive the upkeep can be. Gas, maintenance, parking – the whole lot.

Consumer Alert

Tips for holiday gift card shopping

Cristina Miranda

Gift cards are one quick way to get through your last-minute holiday shopping list. But before you give (and get) gift cards, here are a few things you need to know.

Consumer Alert

Scammers pretend to be the FTC

Monica Vaca

Did you recently get an official FTC letter from “me”? That’s in quotes because it wasn’t actually from me.

Consumer Alert

“Pass it On” at the holidays

Lisa Weintraub Schifferle

Holidays often mean time with family and friends. If you’re looking for conversation starters that avoid tricky topics – like who should’ve won the World Series – why not chat about scams?

Consumer Alert

Zurixx’s real estate investment scheme

Cristina Miranda

These days, it seems like everyone wants to make money by flipping houses. There are companies out there promising to tell you how, but not all those promises are real.

Consumer Alert

Notarios are no help with immigration

Kati Daffan

Now and then, it’s helpful to remind ourselves of things we already know: Nobody legit will ever demand payment with a gift card. Dark chocolate is superior to milk chocolate.

Tech Support Scams

Here’s how they work:

You get a call or message from someone who says they’re a computer technician. Or a number appears in a pop-up message on your screen. Or maybe you’re looking for tech support