Don’t Buy Computers Off Craigslist When The Seller Has Suddenly Left For Toronto
(The Consumerist)Z. found a great deal on an Asus notebook computer on his local Craigslist in Florida. “I am now in Toronto,” the seller explained before going through with the transaction. Z. and his...
View ArticleMan Who Lost $2600 In Carnival Game Claims He’s Not As Stupid As You Think He Is
The man who invested $2600 in winning an Xbox Kinect at a New Hampshire carnival is not as stupid as you think he is, okay? In a recent interview, he elaborated on the news reports on him, explaining...
View ArticlePsychic Takes Woman’s Life Savings To Repair Her Aura, Prevent Bad Things...
(nystrele)We are not experts and any and all things paranormal, but perhaps auras are a thing, and perhaps it is possible for one person to repair another’s aura and prevent bad things from happening...
View ArticleOklahoma Tornado Survivors Need Your Help, Scammers Don’t
(914Studios)24 people are confirmed dead, and many are still missing after a massive tornado destroyed homes and lives outside of Oklahoma City. Don’t let yourself become an indirect victim of the...
View ArticleProtect Your Credit And Debit Accounts When You Travel
(SCHMEGGA)The summer travel season is here, which means driving and flying to new locales and using exciting and unfamiliar ATMs. That increases your risk of both having awesome fun times and of being...
View ArticleMan Rents Computer From Rent-A-Center, Immediately Pawns It
(Studio d’Xavier)When you need cash quickly, selling or pawning something that you own can be a good option. Generally, though, you want to make sure that it’s something you actually own, and not...
View ArticlePrepaid Funeral Service Was Actually A Massive Ponzi Scheme
(Great Beyond)It’s a good idea to lay out your plans and wishes for your funeral ahead of time, either in writing or with a trusted funeral director. It keeps your family from second-guessing some very...
View ArticleNew Jersey Sues Tour Company That Stranded Travelers Overseas
(ashi)There’s one thing that’s worse than having your vacation abruptly canceled out from under you because the tour company folded, and that’s having it happen during your vacation, so you end up...
View ArticleIf Someone Calls To Sell You Insurance For Obamacare, Hang Up And Call The FTC
(RedAndJonny)While we’re starting to hear more about the implementation of the Affordable Care Act now that there are only a few months left until the health insurance mandate is in place and all...
View ArticleWe’re Glad ‘American Airways’ Scammers Are Sending Out Less Convincing Letters
We’re disappointed, actually: we expect scammers to get more resourceful and creative over time, not less. And yet, Jessica sent us this fresh new example of the fake airline voucher letter scam that’s...
View ArticleWho’s Behind The $100,000 Lit Motors Kickstarter Campaign? Not Lit Motors
The C-1 from Lit Motors sounds like the perfect commuting vehicle: a small and zippy gyroscopic motorcycle that runs on electricity, and is enclosed and climate-controlled like a car. The first models...
View ArticleKickstarter Finally Notices Messages From Lit Motors, Removes Scam Campaign
It’s a good day at Consumerist when we’re able to save even one person from sending a dollar to scammers. Yesterday, we brought the world’s attention to a Kickstarter campaign where mystery scammers...
View ArticleRobocallers Impersonate Teachers On Caller ID, Scare Parents
(Bob Sullivan) If you were a parent of school-age children and saw “TEACHERS PHONE” come up on your landline caller ID, wouldn’t you pick up the phone? If your kid’s teacher is calling you up,...
View ArticleScammers Distract Cashiers, Install Skimmers On Nordstrom Cash Registers
Keyloggers are devices that plug in between a keyboard and computer, and they have perfectly legitimate uses. For example, let’s say that you suspect one of your employees is writing “Sherlock” fan...
View ArticleThe Nigerian Prince E-Mail Scam Is Actually 200 Years Old
(New York Times, 3/20/1898 and frankieleon) E-mail is an invention of the last few decades, but scamming people? That’s an ancient calling. What you may not know when you toss those advance fee scam...
View ArticleIf A Stranger Asks For Your Debit Card And PIN Over Instagram, Don’t Mail It...
(Earth2Kim)Most of our readers are probably savvy enough to know this, but we were all young and innocent once. Like many classic scams, the “crackin’ cards” fraud depends on the victim’s own greed....
View ArticleShell Still Trying To Figure Out That Anti-Skimmer Sticker Thing
Credit and debit card skimmers are a menace that might discourage consumers from using ATMs and pay-at-the-pump devices at gas stations. That’s why seals that show everyone whether a pump has been...
View ArticleLook Out For Counterfeit Rainbow Looms, Which Are A Thing
Rainbow Loom has reportedly sold 3.5 million rubber band weaving kits, but it’s not enough. There’s never enough of the hot toy of the year. That’s why we were surprised–but not all that surprised–to...
View ArticleThe Gift Card I Bought At Walmart Is Blank. What Should I Do?
If you buy a prepaid debit card at Walmart as a gift and only receive a blank Starbucks card in return, who is responsible for getting you your money back? One family in California learned a very...
View ArticleTiny Bluetooth Card Skimmers Will Make You Hug Your Debit Card
It’s probably not a good idea to use your debit card at the gas pump. Not because we have anything against debit cards, but because we’ve learned of yet another group of criminals who planted invisible...
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