It’s amazing Frances Marshall hasn’t disconnected her phone service yet. The North Carolina woman says she has received harassing debt-collection calls incessantly for the past two years, even though she says she has no outstanding debts, reports FOX8 in High Point, N.C. The collectors have threatened her, saying she’ll be subject to prosecution and jail time... Read More

As if driving on toll roads wasn’t already an annoying experience, drivers now have to watch out for a scam targeting E-ZPass users. The Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York (MTA) issued a warning to toll-road travelers to watch out for an E-ZPass phishing scam that popped up recently: It’s an email to consumers saying... Read More

The Ohio Attorney General issued a warning to consumers this month about an increasingly common and effective scam tactic: big, adorable puppy eyes. Fraudsters have long used puppies in their quests to fleece consumers of thousands of dollars, and there’s something that makes these operations more hurtful than your garden variety Craigslist scam. As is the... Read More

A debt collection scam in Illinois impersonates the state attorney general in emails threatening debtors with legal action if the debt continues to go unpaid, according to a warning on the office’s website. The scammers claim to be representing Attorney General Lisa Madigan in emails demanding payment. Attached to the emails, recipients will find a... Read More

Lauren Oak was watching her young children, babysitting her infant nephew and caring for her wheelchair-bound father when the phone rang and brought on the scariest moment of her life. “They said they were from the IRS, that I owed $16,000, that a warrant had been issued for my arrest, and that the sheriffs would... Read More

Bargain hunting is best executed with a large dose of skepticism, particularly when searching for deals online. Craigslist is a prime example of this. The Better Business Bureau posted a Craigslist scam alert recently urging consumers to exercise caution when browsing the classifieds website. While the Internet allows people from all over to view Craigslist posts,... Read More