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don’t pay off the full amount you owe every month. With a debit card there’s no interest to pay but there may be costly fees associated with some cards or…

Thursday, June 21, 2018 The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina is warning of scam telephone calls that rely on a familiar tactic: fear. Like phony…

making the claims. The focus of the program is recruiting new representatives and selling the products to new members as they join, not selling to customers. At recruitment meetings and…

Most credit card transactions must be disputed within 60 days of purchase, and the dispute must be made in writing. If you don’t get the item on time, you can…

before you sign them, and make sure all written documents match what you’ve been promised. Never sign a document that you don’t understand or that has blanks to be filled…

Claims for diet products and programs that promise weight loss without effort usually don’t work. Before you spend money on products or programs that promise fast or easy weight loss,…

posing as Social Security Administration (SSA) employees and calling people and threatening or misleading them in an attempt to steal their Social Security number. These scammers are able to fool…

than half of youth e-cigarette users last year reported that they use disposable e-cigarettes instead of cartridge-based e-cigarettes. The attorneys general are also asking the FDA to promptly enforce the…

about these tactics.To protect yourself against these scammers, remember: Let it ring.  The best and easiest way to combat telemarketing fraudsters is to let unknown calls go to your answering machine. If…

rack and ask the clerk for a card that scammers haven’t been able to freely examine.  Online, be on the lookout for websites that claim to have this year’s hottest…