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New warnings are being issued across the country about a scam that targets grandparents who are tricked into believing a grandchild is in trouble. The most recent warnings were issued this week after three Idaho seniors lost thousands of dollars and a Maine grandfather nearly fell prey to the...

AT&T is facing a $745,000 fine from Connecticut officials after they concluded the telecommunication giant failed to keep residents' landlines up and running. AT&T, according to the state's Department of Public Utility Control, fell far short of Connecticut's criteria that the company fix...

As the nation's health care debate reheats, and effects of the recession grind on, state officials are battling scams that target consumers seeking low-cost health insurance. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has announced judgments against two New Jersey companies -- and three...

A new phone scam has swept states over the past month in which callers claim to be law enforcement agents seeking payment of a debt. New York State Police have put out a warning about the calls, and the scam has been reported in other states, such as Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, North...

Online and other tech-based travel scams might get a lot of attention these days, but the Better Business Bureau is warning overseas tourists to watch out for certain low-tech, longtime ruses that play upon our learned behavior and lowered-guard while traveling for pleasure. Consumer Ally...

A little more than one year after a catastrophic earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince and surrounding Haitian communities, scam artists in the United States are targeting survivors with fraudulent promises of new lives as legal immigrants. The fraud is perpetrated by luring Haitian nationals to...

As spring approaches, so does the season for weddings -- and for fleecing unsuspecting brides-and-grooms to be who don't pay attention to their contracts, leaving them open to get stuck with all kinds of surprise surcharges, overcharges and outright rip-offs. Falling into that last category are...

Call it getting burned, or a deal that's all wet: State officials are warning that some of this season's online firewood vendors are scamming consumers, leaving unusable wood, short orders, and no way to track them down. "Consumers need to take steps to ensure that they're dealing with a reliable...

Dairy conglomerate Dean Foods is again in the cross hairs of organic food advocates, with its Horizon brand under fire for allegedly adding a synthetic chemical to a new line of apparently USDA-certified organic milk. While Dean Foods' new Horizon Fat-Free Milk Plus DHA Omega 3, introduced on Feb....

When you're hoping for some help to pay for college you'll be in the crosshairs of scam artists looking to take advantage of your vulnerability. Tuition assistance, in the form of scholarships, is not only hard to get -- but competition can be fierce when annual tuition bills can run upward of...