Other LanguagesSpam levels are peaking again with a rash of bogus e-mails that rememble online greeting cards, messages from your friends and membership confirmations. Worse, they contain viruses that can infect your...
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer article about counterfeit checks that look so real they fool bank tellers comes as little surprise to those of us at the Attorney General’s Office. We repeatedly hear from...
The Better Business Bureau alerted consumers today to a telemarketing scam in which cons claiming affiliatiation with “American Standard Financial” promise to provide a student grant in return for a payment....
The Better Business Bureau alerted consumers today to a telemarketing scam in which cons claiming affiliatiation with “American Standard Financial” promise to provide a student grant in return for a payment....
The Better Business Bureau alerted consumers today to a telemarketing scam in which cons claiming affiliatiation with “American Standard Financial” promise to provide a student grant in return for a payment....
Here's an update to our previous warning about recalled tires from China. Check your SUV, pickup or van to see if you have Westlake, Compass or YKS tires. If so, you may be driving on potentially unsafe...
More batches of Chinese-made toys are being recalled because of excessive lead content. The recalled items include SpongeBob SquarePants journals, as well as spinning tops and pails featuring Thomas and...
Some Washington consumers who donated to Veterans of Western Washington or Blind Children Services of Puget Sound will receive refunds under two court orders. Veterans of Western Washington, a sole proprietorship...
Many people think they're too smart to fall for a scam, but according to an article in the current issue of Consumer Reports, scammers continue to lure folks into revealing personal information or sending...
Many people think they're too smart to fall for a scam, but according to an article in the current issue of Consumer Reports, scammers continue to lure folks into revealing personal information or sending...
Consumer Affairs issued a warning to businesses to watch out for “Yellow Page” scams in which businesses are deceived into purchasing ads they don’t want or didn’t knowingly authorize. As the article states,...
It’s been a while since we blogged. Many of us have been on the road with our GUARD IT! Washington identity theft tour. Professional shredding companies are offering free shredding at each of our 15 evening...
Spammers reportedly unleashed one of the biggest online stock manipulation campaigns in history this week, increasing global spam levels by 30 percent. News reports say experts have detected about 500...
Spammers reportedly unleashed one of the biggest online stock manipulation campaigns in history this week, increasing global spam levels by 30 percent. News reports say experts have detected about 500...
Spammers reportedly unleashed one of the biggest online stock manipulation campaigns in history this week, increasing global spam levels by 30 percent. News reports say experts have detected about 500...