The holiday season is upon us — the Halloween candy is all gobbled up, Election Day is in the books, and Black Friday fliers are already starting to circulate. As consumers look to ring in the best deals of the season, shoppers say they’ll spend an average of $1,007.24 on gifts, food and other holiday-related […]
You can stop forwarding messages to your Facebook friends telling them “almost every account is being cloned.” This is a hoax. Bogus. Not true. It’s like a modern day chain letter. Facebook says there’s been no sudden surge in cloned accounts. But viral messages spreading in posts and messages suggest otherwise. Heads-up!! Almost every account […]
If you ever got texts with your horoscope, celebrity gossip alerts, love tips, or “fun facts” but didn’t sign up for them, you could be getting some money in the mail. The Federal Trade Commission announced this week it’s sending 22,671 refund checks to cell phone customers who lost money to what’s known as “mobile […]
1. If you’re baffled by your bill, you’re not alone. Hundreds of Central Maine Power customers are speaking out and saying their bills have doubled (or tripled) for no reason. They’ve even formed a Facebook group—CMP Ratepayers Unite. The CBS 13 I-Team analyzed hundreds of bills but focused on customers who had been in the […]
If you’re like most people, you probably lock your house, your car doors, your iPhone — maybe even your office and locker at the gym. But did you know that by default, your credit report is unlocked? That’s right — no PIN. No password. Credit reports are compiled by the three major credit bureaus (Equifax, […]
Enough. Is. Enough. You’re getting ready for work, at work, making dinner, out to dinner, packing for vacation, on vacation — by now you’ve probably been interrupted by a nonsense scam call or two, or three, or dozens of them. The Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker says nearly 6,000 scams involving phone calls have been […]
Fireworks and rain are like oil and water — the two don’t mix. And no one wants it to rain on their parade. Rain on the 4th of July is concerning to consumers so for this week’s edition, we’re skipping scams, schemes, and recalls to talk about something that could hurt your holiday plans and […]
HEADS UP: There’s a scam going around trying to trick you into paying for a free app. Some users of WhatsApp report they’re getting texts saying their subscription has expired and they need to pay a fee to reactivate the service. Here’s the problem with that: WhatsApp is now free. The popular message service reports […]
Gift cards may not be the most creative, exciting, or personal present to open up, but consumer studies show those little pieces of plastic are popular. Let’s face it, we’re busy, people are hard to buy for, you still want to show you care – cue the gift card. According to one new study, gift […]
A girl wishes for a puppy. Her mom wishes for “affordable home internet” as they both throw coins into a fountain. Remember that Time Warner commercial? It aired as TWC promoted its $14.99 Everyday Low Price Internet, first announced in late 2013. “I can make that wish come true. With Time Warner Cable’s Everyday Low […]
