Category: Scams & Your Rights
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The IRS says it found more than 600 social media accounts impersonating the agency
A profile picture built around the agency’s own eagle seal, a fabricated case number, and a link promising a stalled refund: that is the anatomy of the fake account the Internal Revenue Service says it has been tracking by the hundreds. In its newest annual scam list, the agency counted more than 600 social media…
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The FTC is sending AT&T throttling refunds by Zelle, and says it never asks anyone to send money to get one
A Zelle deposit landing in a bank account this month, tagged with a note about a decade-old wireless plan, is not a phishing attempt for one specific group of former AT&T customers. The Federal Trade Commission confirmed it is now sending Zelle payments to people who were mailed a refund check or offered a PayPal…
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NHTSA’s recall data portal lets owners search manufacturer recall filings and quarterly recall-status reports by vehicle.
NHTSA maintains a public recall-data portal that goes beyond the mail notice from an automaker. Its datasets and APIs page lets a visitor search recall information by a vehicle’s model year, make and model, and it provides downloadable manufacturer recall filings and quarterly recall-status reports. For a household, the money angle is straightforward but should…
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FDA lists a recall of FI animal supplements over possible Salmonella contamination.
Dog owners who bought certain Fi supplements have a current product check to make before the next scoop goes into a bowl. FDA has posted Fi’s recall of two specific dog-supplement lots because they may be contaminated with Salmonella after an ingredient was supplied to the company’s manufacturer. The consumer-protection message is clear but limited.…
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FDA lists a recall of male-enhancement supplements marketed as Business Pill and Branch Manager for Men over undeclared yohimbine.
Two supplements sold for male sexual enhancement are the subject of a current FDA-posted recall, and the agency’s instruction is direct: people who have them should stop using them and dispose of what remains. The products are called Business Pill and Branch Manager for Men; the trigger was FDA laboratory analysis that found yohimbine not…
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FDA lists American Regent epinephrine injection over particulate matter and sterility-assurance concerns.
FDA has posted American Regent’s nationwide voluntary recall of three lots of Epinephrine Injection, USP, 30 mg/30 mL (1 mg/mL), a multiple-dose vial used by or under the direction of a physician. The notice describes particulate matter and concerns about sterility, and it identifies a concrete return-and-replacement route for distributors, retailers and health-care facilities. For…
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FDA lists BMC’s Luna G3 APAP device recall over a firmware defect.
The Food and Drug Administration has posted BMC Medical’s recall notice for certain Luna G3 APAP devices, a sleep-therapy machine used under a prescription. The notice is not a blanket instruction to replace every Luna G3 unit. It identifies a particular model, firmware version and serial-number check that determine whether a device needs attention. The…
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CPSC warns against Flyboss infant bouncers, citing a collapse and impact-injury risk.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning consumers to stop using Flyboss infant bouncers immediately because they can collapse while in use, creating an impact-injury risk for infants. The agency’s September 10 warning directs consumers to dispose of the products and not sell or give them away. It does not list a refund, replacement, repair…
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CPSC urges consumers to stop using HOTFINE pressure washers over shock and electrocution risk.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging consumers to stop using HOTFINE pressure washers immediately because the products pose shock and electrocution hazards. The September 10 warning says the washers lack an integrated ground-fault circuit interrupter near the power plug and have an inadequate-length power cord. CPSC directs owners to destroy and dispose of the…
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CPSC says Sweet Cubby children’s loungewear was recalled, with a full-refund process for destroyed items.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says all Sweet Cubby children’s loungewear sets are subject to a full-refund recall process. The remedy requires families to take the sets away from children, cut the garments in half, email a photo of the destroyed items to Sweet Cubby and then dispose of them. The notice is a refund…