overcharging

High hospital costs seem to be a fact of life that most Americans have reluctantly come to accept. What most people don't realize, however, is that not all of those charges are legit: Many medical bills contain fraudulent charges.

Electronics retailer Best Buy has agreed to pay $399,000 to settle allegations that it advertised lower prices on its website, then charged customers higher prices at some of its stores.

California Attorney General Jerry Brown is suing eight current and former city executives from the town of Bell over ridiculously the absurdly inflated salaries they paid themselves, which they financed by overcharging Bell residents on taxes and fees.

A Connecticut heating oil company has agreed to reimburse consumers up to $100,000 after the state's department of consumer protection accused it of engaging in unfair billing practices during the 2008-2009 billing season. Based on more than 40 consumer complaints, Phoenix Oil, LLC of Stonington,...

For most of us, going to the grocery store is unavoidable. And if you're not careful, leaving too much money in stores' hands will be unavoidable, too. Scanners ring up wrong prices, stores overcharge, and you can end up paying more for less in subtle ways as well. Just this week, we told you the...

For five years, state inspectors in Arizona went into Wal-Mart stores to check whether the prices paid at the register matched the price they were supposed to be sold for. The results weren't pretty: Wal-Mart flunked more than half of the 976 inspections.""In today's tough economy, consumers need...