Category: Scams & Your Rights
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Walmart offers refunds or store credit on about 4.48 million recalled grill brushes
A metal-bristle grill brush bought at Walmart between January 2021 and August 2026 can be returned for a full refund or for credit at any Walmart store or on Walmart.com. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on October 1 as recall 27-010, covering about 4.48 million brushes, or 4,477,655 by its count,…
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TransUnion settlement pays some consumers $100 automatically and about $1,000 with a claim filed by October 30 over false bankruptcy remarks
Two weeks remain to file a claim in the TransUnion bankruptcy-remark settlement. People in the settlement’s “No Bankruptcy Group” get an automatic payment of $100 without doing anything, and the settlement website says a valid claim should raise that to approximately $1,000. The claim deadline is October 30, 2026, according to the official settlement website…
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Navy Federal will automatically cancel loans opened by impersonators and pay $250 more to members who file a claim by November 29
Members of Navy Federal Credit Union who got a settlement notice for a fraudulent personal loan have until November 29 to submit a claim form for an extra $250, and the loan itself is dealt with whether or not they file. Under the proposed settlement of Edey v. Navy Federal Credit Union, Navy Federal will…
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Apple’s $250 million settlement pays $25 per eligible iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 16, adjusted pro rata to as much as $95, with claims due December 21
The claim window for Apple’s $250 million Siri and Apple Intelligence settlement has been open since September 21, and it closes December 21, 2026. The settlement website says each person who files a valid claim receives $25 per eligible device, and that the amount can be adjusted pro rata, up to a maximum of $95…
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Snow Peak will fully refund about 100 propane fireplace inserts sold for about $350
Snow Peak is offering a full refund to the buyers of about 100 propane fireplace inserts after the lava rocks that come with them were found able to ignite and explode when heated. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on October 8, 2026, as recall number 27-021. The inserts sold for about…
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California gave buyers of dealer-sold used cars priced up to $50,000 a three-day right to cancel, in force since October 1
Since October 1, a California buyer who signs for a used car at a dealership can change course for three calendar days. The right comes from the state’s Combating Auto Retail Scams Act, known as the CARS Act, which became operative on that date. It has limits on price, mileage and the type of seller,…
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A New York man pleaded guilty to a courier scheme that investigators tie to about 300 victims in at least 37 states and more than $5 million in losses
Xuehai Sun, 38, of Flushing, New York, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Rhode Island to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island announced. The release says the scheme targeted seniors with fake tech-support pop-ups and phone calls, and that couriers collected cash and gold from…
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The FTC is reissuing uncashed AT&T and Ring refund checks by Zelle
The Federal Trade Commission is sending Zelle payments to people who were sent an AT&T or Ring refund and never cashed the check. The agency says the money goes straight into the recipient’s bank account, with a note about the settlement. Two separate FTC cases are involved, and each has its own refund administrator and…
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Hyundai and Kia theft claims are paid on a rolling basis until the limited fund is exhausted, and the theft must fall before March 31, 2027
Hyundai and Kia owners whose cars were stolen, or nearly stolen, because of the missing factory immobilizer can be paid up to $4,500, but the money is limited and goes out in the order claims arrive. The multistate settlement’s administrator site says funds “will be disbursed on a rolling basis until the limited fund is…
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Javed Ashiq was sentenced to 14 years on October 7 and ordered to repay $886,799.84 to one elderly victim of a wire fraud conspiracy
A federal judge in Augusta, Georgia, has sentenced a 52-year-old Decatur man to 14 years in prison for acting as the gold-and-cash courier in a scheme that left one elderly victim with nothing. Javed Ashiq pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and was sentenced on October 7, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the…