Category: Scams & Your Rights
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Amana recalled through-the-wall air conditioners and heat pumps; CPSC lists refunds as the remedy.
Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing has recalled certain Amana through-the-wall air conditioners and heat pumps because a component can emit flames if it shorts, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says. The agency lists a full refund as the remedy, but only for the models and serial-number process described in the recall. The September 3 action concerns…
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SHEIN recalled bear-shaped refrigerator magnets and offers full refunds after buyers confirm disposal.
SHEIN Distribution Corporation has recalled bear-shaped decorative refrigerator magnets because the products contain loose high-powered magnets, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says. The agency lists a full refund after the buyer confirms the recalled magnets were thrown away. The recall covers a small, named product line, not all magnets or all items purchased through SHEIN.…
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Cade California recalled 179,739 finger-light toys for full refunds after consumers dispose of them.
Cade California Electronic has recalled about 179,739 projecting finger-light toys because their button-cell batteries can be accessed by children, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says. The agency lists a full refund after the toys are properly disposed of and a photo is sent to the company. The recall is an active product-remedy notice, not a…
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Ricky Joy recalled more than 2.3 million Sour Crush candy bottles and offers refunds with prepaid returns.
Ricky Joy has recalled about 2.3 million Sour Crush Rolling Liquid Candy bottles because the roller ball can detach and pose a choking hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says. The company is offering refunds and says it will provide a prepaid shipping label for returns. The September 10 notice is current and specific, but…
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Clorox Puerto Rico recalled about 6.3 million Mistolin and Lestoil cleaners sold in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, offering refunds.
Clorox Puerto Rico has recalled about 6.3 million scented Mistolin and Lestoil multi-purpose cleaners sold in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The notice lists a full-refund process for affected bottles, but the geography, scent and date-code limits matter. This is not a nationwide recall of every…
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Conair expanded its Cuisinart grill-brush recall to more than 3.6 million units, with refund or credit remedies.
Conair’s expanded Cuisinart grill-brush recall now covers more than 3.6 million metal wire-bristle brushes, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says. The agency lists a refund as the remedy and says the company also offers a Cuisinart.com credit option. The August 27 expansion adds about 1.9 million brushes to a July recall of nearly 1.72 million.…
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Eligible Amazon Prime customers who did not receive automatic FTC payments can submit a claim; the FTC’s listed maximum is $51.
Amazon Prime customers who meet the Federal Trade Commission’s criteria and did not receive an automatic refund can submit a claim after receiving a claims notice, according to the FTC’s current Amazon refunds page. The agency lists $51 as the maximum refund, not a guaranteed payment for every Prime member. The distinction is central to…
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Treasury traced $17.5 billion in suspected health-care fraud across 5,702 bank reports
The Treasury Department’s financial-intelligence bureau analyzed 5,702 Bank Secrecy Act reports and identified about $17.5 billion in suspicious activity potentially linked to health-care fraud. The number is a warning signal compiled from financial institutions, not a court finding that all $17.5 billion was stolen or that every named transaction was criminal. The reports covered one…
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University of Hawaii breach victims can seek up to $5,000 by November 2
People notified that their private information may have been compromised in the University of Hawaii’s August 2025 data incident can seek up to $5,000 for documented extraordinary losses. The proposed settlement also offers an estimated $50 alternative cash payment and monitoring services, with claim forms due November 2, 2026. Notice from the university defines the…
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Americold’s $5.25 million breach settlement accepts victim claims through October 22
People notified that Americold data incidents affected their private information can submit claims in a proposed $5.25 million settlement through October 22, 2026. The fund offers documented-loss payments of up to $25,000, estimated residual cash payments and credit monitoring, but all payments depend on valid claims and final court approval. The class is limited to…