Of Consuming Interest

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America’s worst insurance criminals Dec 14, 2018

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Jim Quiggle of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud reveals the newest members of the nonprofit’s Hall of Shame which profiles the most outrageous and deadly insurance scams of the last year.

Trading in bad faith on someone’s good name Dec 08, 2018

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Lauren Hall of Consumer Action profiles common frauds, including deceptive health claims about some celebrity-endorsed products, and how a number of cancer treatment centers don’t deliver on their promises.

Using natural disasters to defraud consumers Dec 01, 2018

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Owen Donley of the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals the high cost of investment schemes that use natural disasters to defraud consumers.

Gift cards Nov 24, 2018

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Jill Gonzalez of WalletHub.com discusses a recent study of gift cards, the different types, the most popular and the ones that are the best deal for consumers.

Tech to help people age in place Oct 12, 2018

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Debra Berlyn, executive director, Project GOAL, discusses the ways new technology will enables consumers to stay in their homes as they age. A recent survey of older adults found this was their number one concern.

The federal role in protecting small businesses Oct 06, 2018

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Rosario Mendez, an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission, discusses the actions taken by the agency to inform and protect small businesses from scams

Reforming the federal consumer financial protection agency Sep 28, 2018

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John Berlau, Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, its history, the way it is organized and possible changes to make its organization more in line with other government agencies.

Are the apps on your phone safe? Sep 22, 2018

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Steve Pociask, American Consumer Institute, discusses the use of apps on your devices, their vulnerabilities to hacking, and the things consumers can do to protect their personal information.

Bad guys are using your telephone against you Aug 25, 2018

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Nat Wood, with the Federal Trade Commission, discusses actions taken by the agency to combat robocalls, grandparent scams, identity theft and a host of other frauds targeting consumers.

The many ways fraudsters can use your insurance against you Aug 10, 2018

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Jim Quiggle with the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud describes how crooks are using the new Medicare cards to defraud consumers, as well as the continuing menace of medical identity theft, which can cost lives as well as money and staged car accidents.

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