Category: Scams & Your Rights
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A new California law signed by Gov. Newsom lets courts hand seized cryptocurrency back to scam victims
A new California law lets police who seize cryptocurrency from scammers ask a court to give it back to the people who lost it. Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Oct. 2, 2026, that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1208, a measure Bonta sponsored and Sen. Tim Grayson, a Concord Democrat, wrote. His office’s…
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Prosecutors say one victim sent about $16 million to a fake crypto platform
A single victim moved about $16 million in cryptocurrency to a trading platform that did not exist as described, federal prosecutors in Missouri say, in what they call a pig-butchering scam. The money went to a site called Triangle between June and August 2024, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri…
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Eleven people got prison terms in a Hampton Roads scheme that took credit union members’ phones, drained their accounts and applied for loans
Eleven people have been sentenced to federal prison for a parking-lot scam in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia that targeted credit union members in public places. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said on Sept. 25, 2026, that the longest term was three years and six months. According to the…
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Ford will replace headlight assemblies free as needed on 41,748 Expedition and Super Duty trucks, with owner letters expected Oct. 26
Ford has found that some of its LED headlights can quietly lose light. A contaminated LED chip inside the headlight assembly can knock out the daytime running lights, parking lights, high beams or low beams, according to the federal recall filing. Ford is recalling 41,748 Expedition SUVs and Super Duty pickups, and dealers will inspect…
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Toyota will update software free on about 31,000 2026 RAV4 plug-in hybrids that can lose power, with owner letters by early December
A computer fault can shut down the plug-in hybrid system in certain 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrids while they are moving, and Toyota is asking about 31,000 owners to bring them in for a software update. Toyota announced the recall on Oct. 7 from its Plano, Texas, headquarters, and its press release says dealers will…
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Chrysler is recalling 265,512 Ram ProMaster vans to replace power-steering wiring and gears free as needed, with interim owner letters due Nov. 17
Water getting into the wiring of a Ram ProMaster can switch off its power steering assist, and Chrysler is recalling 265,512 of the vans because of it. Filing as FCA US, the company says dealers will inspect the wiring harness and the electronic power steering gear and replace them as necessary, at no charge, according…
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23andMe settlement payments went out Sept. 29 and 30, while health-information claim payments wait until claimants send payment details
23andMe data breach settlement payments went out Sept. 29 and 30, 2026, to people whose claims were approved. One group is still waiting on its own move. Payments on Health Information Claims are sent only after the claimant provides payment information, the settlement website says. What was paid and what was not The administrator, Kroll…
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Californians who booked a Venetian Las Vegas stay on its website can claim an estimated $71.39 from a privacy settlement by Nov. 24
The Venetian Las Vegas has agreed to a $1.6 million settlement over how its website handled the information of California visitors. People who booked a stay through venetianlasvegas.com can file for an estimated $71.39, and the claim form is due Nov. 24, 2026, according to the settlement website. Affiliate links — we may earn a…
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Raging Waters ticket buyers who paid an online processing fee since June 2020 can claim a share of a drip-pricing refund until Nov. 24
A water park ticket that looks cheap at the start of checkout can cost more by the last click. A lawsuit over that practice, known as drip pricing, has produced a settlement with Festival Fun Parks, LLC, the company behind Raging Waters. Anyone in the United States who bought admission tickets on the park’s website…
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People held in New York City Central Booking can claim up to $475 per detention from a city settlement, but only until Oct. 19
New York City has agreed to pay up to $21.5 million to people who were held in its Central Booking cells, the holding facilities where people wait after an arrest before seeing a judge. Anyone detained in the covered years can ask for up to $475 for each separate detention, but the window to ask…