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Bob Ferguson

Several sources are reporting a spike in automatic telephone calls warning folks about fraud on their credit card and bank accounts. The robocalls direct customers to call a phone number to “verify” their account information.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), with the cooperation of seven firms, today announced voluntary recalls of more than two million cribs to address drop-side hazards and other hazards that affect the safety of young children.

An investigative tip from the Washington Attorney General’s Office has led to an Australian man pleading guilty to 16 felony counts for selling bogus medical advice over the Internet ...

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An investigative tip from the Washington Attorney General’s Office has led to an Australian man pleading guilty to 16 felony counts for selling bogus medical advice over the Internet ...

cybercrime

Like many people today, Lynnette was looking for away to cut costs. She responded to a commercial for a law firm that promised to reduce her mortgage payments and lower her credit-card debt ...

Like many people today, Lynnette was looking for away to cut costs. She responded to a commercial for a law firm that promised to reduce her mortgage payments and lower her credit-card debt ...

Hundreds of Yakama Nation tribal members turned over their personal information this week to an individual with a pattern of promising jobs that never pan out.

I remember watching the 1994 NHL All-Star Game as a kid and seeing the most peculiar commercial. There were military helicopters zooming through the air, scientists in white lab coats running around, searchlights panning the sky, and a wall of press straining to get a sound bite as flashbulbs exploded all around them ...

The U.S. Securites Exchange Commission issued a warning regarding a stock scam that is morally troublesome – with a slight dusting of irony. ...

Economy still got you down? Sign up for a free Money Smarts workshop and learn how to stretch your dollar. AARP has teamed up with a bunch of experts including folks from the Attorney General's Office to teach consumers how to spend less, save more and outwit the latest economic scams and schemes.

Economy still got you down? Sign up for a free Money Smarts workshop and learn how to stretch your dollar. AARP has teamed up with a bunch of experts including folks from the Attorney General's Office to teach consumers how to spend less, save more and outwit the latest economic scams and schemes.

Economy still got you down? Sign up for a free Money Smarts workshop and learn how to stretch your dollar. AARP has teamed up with a bunch of experts including folks from the Attorney General's Office to teach consumers how to spend less, save more and outwit the latest economic scams and schemes.

Economy still got you down? Sign up for a free Money Smarts workshop and learn how to stretch your dollar. AARP has teamed up with a bunch of experts including folks from the Attorney General's Office to teach consumers how to spend less, save more and outwit the latest economic scams and schemes.

Economy still got you down? Sign up for a free Money Smarts workshop and learn how to stretch your dollar. AARP has teamed up with a bunch of experts including folks from the Attorney General's Office to teach consumers how to spend less, save more and outwit the latest economic scams and schemes.

Economy still got you down? Sign up for a free Money Smarts workshop and learn how to stretch your dollar. AARP has teamed up with a bunch of experts including folks from the Attorney General's Office to teach consumers how to spend less, save more and outwit the latest economic scams and schemes.

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