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A former smoke shop owner pleaded guilty in federal court to skimming information from debit and credit cards belonging to 300 victims, the Seattle P-I reported.
Your tires, like the cans in your pantry, have an expiration date. If your wheels aren’t fresh, you may be headed for a blowout.
While working on a late-night deadline assignment several years ago, I spilled a glass of water on my office laptop. The liquid flowed through the keyboard into the circuitry. Suddenly, the screen went black. Then an ugly image appeared ...
Better Business Bureau (BBB) headquarters issued a warning this week to online car shoppers: Watch out for phony escrow services.
Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna today urged members of Congress to adopt legislation that would increase the ability of state attorneys general to protect consumers from lead-tainted products ...
It's prom and wedding season. If you plan to hire a limo or town car to celebrate, make sure it's licensed and legitimate, says the state Department of Licensing.
Have you seen ads claiming you can increase your car’s gas mileage at least 25 percent by purchasing devices and then simply adding water?
Think you or your kid has what it takes to become the next Covergirl or Hollywood sensation? Some so-called “talent scouts” are more interested in your money than your talent. Read today’s Ask the AG column to learn how the industry works and help meet a legitimate talent agent in our market.
Do those grocery “rewards” cars actually save you money? KING 5’s Tim Robinson visited QFC, Metropolitan Market and Safeway in Seattle and bought the same eight items at each store – chicken, spaghetti sauce, pasta, milk, eggs, bread, pizza and soda.
Can you recognize a phone fraudster? The Federal Trade Commission today announced a new consumer education campaign named "Who's Calling?" that aims to combat telemarketing scams ...
The Federal Trade Commission today announced its largest telemarketing fraud sweep ever. Called “Operation Tele-PHONEY,” the crackdown includes 180 criminal and civil cases involving advance-fee loan offers, sweepstakes pitches, “free” gifts, prescription drug plans, bogus tax rebates and scams where consumers were sent households goods they never ordered ...
Ever since our 2007 case with Parking Enforcement Services, our office receives questions from drivers concerning whether they can be “ticketed” when they park on private property.
A KOMO news report about a mom whose son ran up a $5,174 cell phone bill includes a good lesson. According to the story, the consumer didn’t pay to block Internet access because her son had agreed not to use his phone online.
Gift cards are convenient and extremely popular. But consumers who don’t plan to use gift cards quickly may be throwing away their money. ...
Here's a useful article from the Columbia Tribune in Missouri – via the Missouri AG’s Consumer Corner blog -- on how to save money when using your cell phone in another country.
