WATCHDOG
| Blog URL: | http://blogs.twincities.com/watchdog/ |
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TwinCities.com blog on consumer protection |
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| Located: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Tags: | consumers, scams, tips, watchdog, TwinCities.com |
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Be careful when selling your timeshare on Mar 12, 2010If you are strapped for cash and want to sell the timeshare you bought in better times, think twice before signing on with a company that charges big upfront fees, such as closing costs. The buyers it promises may somehow...
If you can't pay your taxes, the IRS can help on Mar 9, 2010The past year has left lots of people with no jobs or less pay. If that means you're in trouble with your taxes, the Internal Revenue Service may have some help for you. There's something called an "offer in compromise"...
Look out for collections scam on Mar 8, 2010 in scam If you get an e-mail demanding money from an outfit calling itself Experian Portfolio Services or Experian Financial Services, which claim to operate out of St. Paul, hit delete. These scamsters are playing on the name of the credit bureau,...
Free trial offer can cost a lot on Mar 7, 2010 in consumer Everybody wants something for free. But when you sign up for a free trial offer, beware of the strings attached. Most of the time, there's a "negative option" involved -- in order to avoid being billed in the future, you...
Thousands of Minnesotans were stung last year on Mar 1, 2010 in scam About 3,000 Minnesotans complained last year of being identity theft victims, and about 15,000 said they were victims of fraud and other scams. Those numbers are somewhat better than the median among states when looked at on a per-capita basis,...
Job seekers here have a lot of competition on Feb 10, 2010 in unemployment jobs For every Twin Cities job opening posted online, there are five unemployed people. That ratio -- 1:5.22, to be exact -- puts us 19th of the top 50 metro areas, according to the Job Search Difficulty Index put together by...
