I’m working on my book about my journalism career, so these days of staying at home are going by quickly for me. I have plenty of food (and toilet paper) and just found out I can order groceries, except frozen food, from my local food co-op.
Be alert for scams related to the pending federal stimulus package. While a deal has been negotiated and the bill awaits final votes and the president’s signature, Congress’ economic relief package proposes to send money to individual Americans due to financial distress caused by COVID-19.
Thirty-one attorneys general are urging Amazon, Facebook, eBay, Walmart, and Craigslist to more rigorously monitor inflated consumer price practices by online sellers using their services. A letter sent Monday to the companies lists several examples of inflated prices on their marketplace platforms.
Things have changed dramatically for Americans due to the coronavirus. Most baby boomers are sheltering in place and waiting to see what happens next. What will it be? It’s all unknown. Meanwhile, boomer bloggers are writing about ways to cope with it all.
Fraudsters are always busy trying steal your money. When a new emergency comes along, they look in their bag of tricks and repurpose scams that have worked in the past or they dream up something new. With social media reaching so many people and the ability to text millions, consumers need to alert.
Three defendants in a student loan debt relief scheme have been ordered to pay millions to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers by promising to reduce or eliminate their student loan debt.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit in Illinois Monday against Fifth Third Bank, one of the largest banks in the Midwest. The CFPB alleges that for several years Fifth Third, without consumers’ knowledge or consent, added services consumers didn’t approve.
As usual when an emergency occurs, scammers are taking advantage of fears about COVID-19. They’re setting up websites to sell phony products and using fake emails, texts, and social media posts as ways to take your money and get your personal information.
California funeral homes that use a legal loophole to hide prices tend to charge more for basic services than funeral homes that disclose prices. For example: For the basic services fee, the $1,835 median price of price hiders was 36 percent higher than the $1,348 median price of price posters.
