Category: Scams & Your Rights
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Fake unpaid-toll texts helped push government-impersonation scams up 40%, and forwarding them to 7726 flags the sender
If a text has ever told you that you owe a few dollars for an unpaid toll, with a link to settle it right now, you have met one of the fastest-growing scams in the country. These messages are not from any toll agency, and they have helped drive a sharp jump in scams that…
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Americans reported losing $3.5 billion to imposter scams last year, and no real bank tells you to move money to protect it
Of every kind of fraud the government tracks, one costs Americans more than any other, and it works by pretending to be someone you already trust. Consumers reported losing $3.5 billion to imposter scams last year. Buried in that staggering number is a single defensive rule that stops most of the costliest versions cold: no…
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A credit union board member persuaded a woman born in 1936 to move her retirement savings, then spent over $1 million on commercial property and a truck, prosecutors say
The people an older adult trusts most with money are sometimes the ones best positioned to take it. Federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania say a woman born in 1936 was talked into moving her retirement savings into an account controlled by a man who sat on the board of her credit union, and that within weeks…
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34 fires and one death bring free repairs for Home Depot refrigerators
The financial consequence of the Galanz retro-refrigerator fire recall is easier to miss than the large number. An official source now fixes the amount, date and status for the Galanz retro-refrigerator fire recall. Reading the official pieces together shows what a consumer can do about the Galanz retro-refrigerator fire recall and what remains unresolved. Five…
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About 20 adult bed rail models were recalled this year, all refundable
Families encountering a year-long wave of adult portable bed-rail recalls need more than a large number. They need the exact group covered, the present legal status and the next useful step for a year-long wave of adult portable bed-rail recalls. The current primary record provides that map for a year-long wave of adult portable bed-rail…
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1.5 million hand warmers are recalled after 350 burns and an 83-year-old’s death
Families encountering a rechargeable hand warmer recall now covers a mass-market winter gadget need more than a large number. They need the exact group covered, the present legal status and the next useful step for a rechargeable hand warmer recall now covers a mass-market winter gadget. The current primary record provides that map for a…
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The postal inspector who led the mail fraud team admitted stealing $340,000 in cash from the elderly victims he was assigned to protect
For households following a federal mail-fraud investigation turned inward, the key issue is where the money moves and which official record controls. The latest primary record supplies a concrete answer about a federal mail-fraud investigation turned inward while drawing limits that matter before anyone acts. Separating the verified dollars in a federal mail-fraud investigation turned…
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Anyone who paid for Chantix from 2015 to 2021 can claim part of Pfizer’s $44 million fund by September 14
People and health plans that paid for retail Chantix during a six-year period can submit claims against a $44 million settlement fund. The September 14 deadline is open, but the court has granted only preliminary approval and will hold the final hearing in October. Filing preserves a chance at payment without turning the proposed settlement…
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Louisville Ladder is mailing free repair kits for 1.7 million attic ladders whose bolts can break mid-climb
An attic stairway can look solid until the hardware carrying a person’s weight fails. A new federal recall covers roughly 1.77 million folding ladders sold over nearly fourteen years, and the remedy is a free hardware kit rather than a replacement staircase. Owners should stop using an affected ladder until the new bolts are installed.…
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The FTC says Hims & Hers hid its cancel button and shared health data with Meta and Snap
Everything that follows is an allegation, and a court has not ruled on any of it. On July 29, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint in federal court against Hims & Hers Health, Inc., and as of August 6 the agency’s own case page still lists the matter as pending with a single…
