Archive for the 'Consumer Protection' Category

Buying Diamonds

Buying a diamond, no matter for what occasion is likely a large purchase that means a lot to the person in pursuit. Therefore, it is important to carefully weight your options before buying a diamond and do your research ahead of time, so as to avoid being scammed.
Jewelers generally know what people are looking [...]

Large Checks for Your Used Car

Many people are looking to get rid of their old cars in hopes of finding a shiny, new more fuel efficient model. However, those not careful could be targeted by scammers using a typical scam to incur large payoffs.
The scam unfolds as a pleasant business exchange between two honest people both hoping to benefit. Yet, [...]

Ebay Matrix Scam

Ebay is a new hot spot to swindle consumers out of cash. With so many people turning to Ebay in order to get great deals on electronics such as iPods, scammers have taken note and pounced on the money maker.
Be careful when searching for your new iPod on eBay or even Craigslist, as Matrix scams, [...]

Bank Text Messages

As if there wasn’t enough to worry about on the internet, now there are phishing scams that will take hold of your cell phone. This means that cell phone users need to be careful not to give out personal information via text or be skeptical of any text that might seem a little out of [...]

Car Dealer Tricks

Many people see the vehicle they drive as an important purchase, and one that should not be taken lightly. It is also a status symbol in many minds, which makes purchasing a car a challenge and sometimes a greedy practice. Unfortunately, because car dealerships know all of this they can scam people into a car [...]

Car Warranty Call Scam

There are few people that haven’t been touched by this scam at least once. Either a phone call that says your car warranty is about to expire or various letters that claim that your warranty will expire if you don’t renew within a few days. Many people are tipped off immediately due to the fact [...]

Overpriced Consumer Products

You don’t need to overspend on products but in many cases, consumers succumb to the pressures of high prices and convenience. While the world’s wealthy consumers might not care about high prices and extreme markups, for most of it is important to save money where possible. For most of these products there are ways to [...]