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2007's Top Consumer Fraud Complaints

Mad on Phone Of the over 800,000 consumer complaints that the FTC received last year, nearly one-third were about ID theft. The number two complaint, not even close in numbers, was about shop at home/catalog scams. Here is the rest of the list of top complaints.

Best and Worst States for Car Owners

car Owning a car is not cheap these days considering gas prices, insurance, excise tax, maintenance costs, and more. Forbes lists the best and worst states to own a car. Hint: New Hampshire is the best state.

13 Most Overlooked Tax Deductions

By now, you should have received all your 1099s and W2s to enable you to do your tax return. Don't forget these deductions that many people overlook.


Consumer Quickies

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  • Tutorial on Finding Medical Info Online
  • Now Cell Addicts are Using "Textonyms"
  • eBay Laptop Seller Invites Buyers to Steal It
  • Netflix to Rent Blu-ray Discs Only
  • MN Site Compares Costs of Medical Procedures
  • In UK, Hellmanns Mayo to Use Free Range Eggs
  • Artificial Sweeteners May Make You More Hungry
  • Solving the Mystery of Unsolicited Credit Cards
  • Some Health Drinks More Hype Than Healthy
  • New Higher Postage Rates Effective May 12
  • Some Checking Accounts Have High Yields, Strings
  • Mortgage Crisis Spreads Beyond Subprime Loans ***
  • 20 Worst Foods from Restaurants (Hi-cal)
  • Is a Reverse Mortgage Right for You?
  • Last Minute Buyers Tend to Overbuy, Overpay
  • NY-AG Probes Out of Network Reimbursement Rates
  • 6 Lenders Announce Mortgage Rescue Plan
  • Beware New Auto Extended Warranty Scam
  • Looking for Love Online? Be Careful
  • More Warnings About Online Dating Sites
  • Samsung Will Enable Web Searching from TVs
  • Study: State Prescription Drug Comparison Sites Flawed
  • Online "How to" Videos Becoming Popular
  • Woman Sues Best Buy for $54-mil Over Lost Laptop [Note the 3300+ comments at the end]
  • They May Have Conspired to Fix Chocolate Prices
  • How Police Might Track You via Your Cellphone
  • The Hi-Def DVD Format War May be Over ***
  • UK Consumer Office Raises Scam Awareness by Texting 20-Somethings Fake Offers
  • CVS Caremark Settles with AGs Over Prescriptions
  • Pomegranates: More Hype than Super Fruit
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    mouse print LifeLock offers a $1 million guarantee if it fails to protect you from ID theft. Its CEO even publishes his social security number to demonstrate his faith in the company's protection services. What happens if you do that (and what happened to him) is revealed this week at Mouse Print*.


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