No, I haven’t gotten my identity stolen. I hope to keep it that way. But on Saturday, I got the dreaded letter in the mail. The one that says “Hey, we managed to somehow reveal your personal info, including your Social Security Number. Sorry! But hey, you can get a free credit report at annualcreditreport.com, …
By now, I’m sure everyone has seen the slightly annoying Cash4Gold commercials. Send in your junky old jewelry now and get a giant wad of cash back! I can’t say that I recommend this scheme – just plug “Cash4Gold scam” into Google and check out the results. And of course, there’s this post from Consumerist …
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I am a huge fan of the column Red Tape Chronicles on msnbc.com. In it, Bob Sullivan writes about things like internet scams and consumer fraud. While we all hear stories about scams and fraud and think “Oh, I would never have fallen for that,” this column uncovers stories that perhaps some of us might …