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Buying An Automotive Extended Service Contract

29th September 2009
Should You Buy An Automotive Extended Service Contract? The decision to purchase an extended service contract or mechanical break down policy as they are sometimes called is a decision that has many variables. Depending on the age of the vehicle, the u... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

If It Looks Too Good To Be True, It Probably Is

23rd September 2009
In today's virtual society, online fraudsters continue to devise new ways to reach unsuspecting consumers. According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, online fraud is on the rise--up 67 percent in 2004. Awareness is the best protection against these... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

Finding A Local Florist - Sorting Out the Weeds of Deceptive Flower Shop Phone Listings

17th September 2009
You want to send flowers to Aunt Sally in Newark or your sister Susan in San Antonio. You decide to look up a local florist there, hoping to get more personal service or even save a few bucks by avoiding the "middleman." Normally, a simple call to direc... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

Avoid The Sting If Your Credit Get Blocked

11th September 2009
Most Frequent travelers know all about credit card blocking, many from painful first hand experience. Hotels post notices of their policy regarding blocking, usually in the form of an obscure plaque some clerks will point to when an inquisitive visitor ch... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

The best contract mobile phones made affordable by competition

18th August 2009
Telecommunication industry giants sure know how to lure people into purchasing their mobile phones. They have devised a lot of tricks to entice unsuspecting consumers to patronize what they have to offer. None of these giant companies would dare to back d... Read >
Author: Mobiles

What are MLM Leads?

01st August 2009
MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) is a kind of business that emphasises on the recruitment of employees in order to sell a particular product or service. As long as those employees are consistantly signed on, everyone connected within that pyramid will be able ... Read >
Author: JJMcQuade

The Best Skin Firming Face Cream - Discover the Ingredients That Firm and Tighten Skin

11th July 2009
Have you ever wondered what the best skin firming face cream consists of? Have you been searching for a face cream that's effective? Do you want to know what to look for in a facial firming cream? Let me give you a few points of what a skin care firming c... Read >
Author: Marcia Kruger

Beautiful Breast - Your Breast Enlargement Pill Is A Fake

05th July 2009
Women who were miserable and dissatisfied with the size or the shapes of their breast have resorted to breast augmentation surgery. Then again, not all women were created equal. Many women do not have enough courage to go under the knife. In fact, a lo... Read >
Author: Apple

How To Steer Away From HGH Scams

30th June 2009
The use of human growth hormones has become a big high dollar market. There are products everywhere claiming to contain HGH that promise great results and unsuspecting consumers fall into the trap. This can be frustrating for those who genuinely are look... Read >
Author: Kyrill John

A History of Mis Selling

29th May 2009
HIGH RISK BONDS:Otherwise known as 'Precipice' Bonds or 'high income' bonds which originally surfaced around 2000. Lloyds TSB again faced a substantial compensation bill of £98 million, 44% of the policies sold being unsuitable for those individuals. The... Read >
Author: Martyn Witt

Loopholes in Bank Systems Cause Business Credit Card Fraud

29th May 2009
Business credit card fraud is a prevalent problem that has cost companies millions of dollars each year. There have been many reported incidents when fraudsters were able to steal private financial information from companies. One of their common strategie... Read >
Author: J. Owens

How to Spot Fake GHD Hair Straighteners

27th March 2009
The GHD IV hair straightener is one of the most popular flat irons in the world. Named Cosmopolitan's 2008 "Best Hairstyling Gadget" and with GHD's turnover now exceeding £100 million per year, the product has grown from its cult following earlier in the... Read >
Author: Sharon Walls

Learn To Build A Good And Healthy Body

11th March 2009
The quest to develop a stunningly fit, lean and attractive body is a long, slow journey. It's not something you achieve overnight by popping a few pills or strapping an electric gizmo to your belly. Which reminds me, did you know that by the time the ... Read >
Author: Julian Slowe

Colon Cleansing Scam - Tips on How to Avoid Colon a Colon Cleansing Scam

10th March 2009
People know that colon cleansing is a great way to improve health, but many people fall victim to a colon cleansing scam. Unfortunately some less than scrupulous people also know that creating a false colon cleansing system can be an easy way to scam some... Read >
Author: Michelle Taft

How To Increase Gas Mileage Without Disappointment

19th September 2008
Many motorists are wondering how to increase gas mileage without having to resort to buying a hybrid, or step down to a smaller class of vehicle. This has lead to a number of snake-oil salesmen plying their trade to unsuspecting consumers. These individ... Read >
Author: Vincent

Magazine Shows How to Beat Belly Fat

18th September 2008
If you're at all into fitness magazines, you've no doubt heard of Prevention Magazine. Prevention is one of the top fitness magazines available. In addition to Prevention, there are several other magazines available to help you reach your goals or give yo... Read >
Author: jimmackey

Surrey, BC Real Estate. Is all the hype around Foreclosures true?

16th September 2008
Thousands of Foreclosures! Get properties for pennies on the dollar! How many times have you seen this ad? I can't speak for the US Market, but I can speak for Canada. Ads like this really make me mad. For one their inflating the true numbers of foreclosu... Read >
Author: KevinBoyle

How to Avoid Getting Caught in the

12th September 2008
Phishing is a scam used by identity thieves to trick you into providing your sensitive personal or financial information. Thieves use official looking emails to impersonate trusted entities like banks, credit card companies, and online resources like eBay... Read >
Author: Vijayanand

Authentic Swiss Army Knives - Don't get ripped off

16th July 2008
In 1897 Karl Elsner first created the Original Victorinox Swiss Army knife. Wenger, the company that produces Genuine Swiss Army Knives was founded in 1893. Since then the Swiss Army Knife collection from each of these companies has grown to include kn... Read >
Author: naeinc

Car Sales Fraud Exposed

17th June 2008
There is currently no uniform national law requiring disclosure of major automobile damage when the title is transferred. As a result, many consumers own vehicles with fraudulent titles, titles that have been cleaned up to falsely reflect damage history. ... Read >
Author: sammybeanard

How Does The New Credit Score Benefit Consumers?

27th April 2007
The three major credit bureaus ( Equifax, Experian and TransUnion ) formed a joint venture to develop a new method to compute a credit score. The new credit score is called the VantageScore. It is an attempt by the three credit reporting agencies to chall... Read >
Author: Norman Kay

The Dirty Dozen (Or Twelve Ways Credit Card Companies Will Try To Con You)

20th April 2007
Unhappy that many customers use their credit cards wisely, i.e. paying off their balance at the end of each month, and with an eye on adding more stress to those in financial difficulty, some banks are deploying dubious tactics to snare unsuspecting consu... Read >
Author: JamesQuinton

Defining Guerilla Marketing

18th April 2007
If you've never heard of guerilla marketing , the term might sound a little extreme. Perhaps it brings to mind images of camouflage-clad rebels forcing unsuspecting consumers to buy products at gunpoint, or small bands of rogue salespeople wandering Corp... Read >
Author: Bernie Wiemers

Defining Guerilla Marketing And Why It Works

18th April 2007
If you've never heard of guerilla marketing, the term might sound a little extreme. Perhaps it brings to mind images of camouflage-clad rebels forcing unsuspecting consumers to buy products at gunpoint, or small bands of rogue salespeople wandering Corpor... Read >
Author: Richard Henderson

Aging an account. It doesn't get better over time like fine wine.

24th January 2007
The term aging an an account can be understood by remembering this: Your credit history can be reported for seven (7) years from the first time you missed a payment and never got caught up. In a previous article, we touched on the term "initial delinquenc... Read >
Author: Tired Dad Of Four

You're Being Lied To About Weight Loss

11th January 2007
You're Being Lied To About Weight Lossby Shawn LeBrunCertified Personal TrainerWell, here it is, late night TV and I'm flipping through the channelstrying to find something good to watch.As I'm surfing the tube, I notice a huge amount of weight lossinfome... Read >
Shawn LeBrun

Credit Traps Snag Consumers

05th January 2007
Credit Traps Snag ConsumersBy Gerri DetweilerNearly 20 years ago I worked for a small consumer advocacyorganization in Washington, DC. Each week we received sacksfull of mail from consumers across the country requestingour list of credit cards with low in... Read >
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Counterfeit Auto Parts: A Global Epidemic

05th March 2006
That replacement auto part you are planning to install or have installed on your vehicle may be a counterfeit. Government officials are telling us that the fake parts industry is costing Americans billions of dollars per year. Counterfeit auto parts are p... Read >
Author: Matthew C. Keegan

Protect Yourself From ATM Scams

13th August 2005
By: James Dimmitt In this day and age, ATM's have become a fast and efficient way of getting our hands on our money. But if you're not cautious, the automatic teller machine can also be a quick way for others to get their hands on it too. Not ... Read >
Author: James Dimmitt

Hey, Stop Stealing My Affiliate Commissions!

11th August 2005
Hey, Stop Stealing My Affiliate Commissions! Copyright 2005 Kurma Group Don't get offended, I was not speaking directly to you. I was speaking to the horrible companies who are stealing not only my affiliate commissions, but yours too! These co... Read >
Author: Anik Singal