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Cram charges on your cell phone bill

There could be a scam lurking in your cell phone bill that's ugly yet so preventable. As more and more Americans disconnect their landlines, criminals have migrated to where the opportunity is (the cell phone industry) and with them has gone the "cram." "Cramming" is the practice where crooks will ...

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Cram charges being put on cell phone bills

Ever receive what looks like just another annoying "spam" text? Don't just ignore or delete it. It could be a scam lurking in your cell phone bill. As more Americans disconnect their landlines, criminals have migrated to where the opportunity is, and the "cram" has made its way from regular ...

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Avoiding cram charges on your cell bill

Wireless providers have pocketed $1 billion in commissions for cram charges on cell phone bills. Fortunately, there's a way to make sure that money isn't coming out of your pocket.

Safeguard yourself against caller ID spoofing

Con artists, telemarketers and bill collectors are finding new ways to spoof caller IDs. USA Today reports that in just six months, the number of fraudulent calls people received have surged over 50% to over 1 million fraudulent calls. In one example, con artists can pop up the name of ...

Bogus collection calls coming from overseas

Imagine getting a call from India and being told to pay $500 on a suspicious debt or you'd be imprisoned and fired from your job. That's the situation more than 10,000 Americans found themselves in over the past two years, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The calls supposedly ...

New FCC rules will limit "robocalls"

If you're sick and tired of getting "robocalls" at home, there's some hope in sight for you thanks to a new federal regulation. Under new FCC rules, marketers will have to get your explicit permission before they can bombard you with pre-recorded automated calls on your home phone. This holds ...

How to outsmart email "phishing" scams

"Phishing" scams have become a real problem in recent years. Phishing is when you receive an email from a company, requesting more information on your account, or indicating there was a problem with a recent purchase, etc. But in reality, the email is just a cleverly disguised scam, designed to ...