Better Beware!
Series produced by WFHB
Consumer watchdog segment
Host Richard Fish helps keep listeners a step ahead of scammers and flim-flammers in WFHB's consumer watchdog segment, Better Beware!
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Host Rich Fish tells you what you need to know about Green Dot MoneyPak, a popular new way to pay bills and recharge prepaid debit cards. But when ...
- Added: Nov 14, 2012
- Length: 04:37
Correspondent Rich Fish kicks off our annual holiday series with a look at the do's and don'ts of cybershopping.
- Added: Nov 28, 2012
- Length: 05:00
Host Rich Fish continues our annual holiday series with a look at holiday gift return policies and return fraud. That's on a new edition of our con...
- Added: Dec 12, 2012
- Length: 04:59
Host Rich Fish continues our annual holiday series with a look at the most popular gift request this holiday season - gift cards! But sometimes a g...
- Added: Dec 12, 2012
- Length: 05:01
Did you know the average charity receives 41% of their annual donations in December? Correspondent Rich Fish concludes our annual holiday series wi...
- Added: Dec 21, 2012
- Length: 05:01
Are you resolving to lose weight this new year? If you're looking at joining a gym or fitness club, correspondent Rich Fish says you need to flex s...
- Added: Dec 27, 2012
- Length: 04:46
In the first of a four-part series on timeless con games, Correspondent Rich Fish searches for the Spanish Prisoner.
- Added: Jan 08, 2013
- Length: 04:59
In the second of a four-part series on timeless con games Correspondent Rich Fish explores the Persuasion Scam cons that try to convince you that s...
- Added: Jan 09, 2013
- Length: 04:45
In the third of a four-part series on timeless con games, Correspondent Rich Fish debunks the Gold Brick Scam cons that try to convince you that so...
- Added: Jan 16, 2013
- Length: 04:42
In the final installment of a four-part series on timeless con games, Correspondent Rich Fish looks at scams that require a team effort like the Sm...
- Added: Jan 28, 2013
- Length: 04:34
Correspondent Rich Fish exposes a travel scam circulating through local mailboxes promising free airline tickets if you call right now. We'll tell ...
- Added: Jan 30, 2013
- Length: 04:59
Correspondent Rich Fish shares the story of a WFHB listener who got a solicitation posing as a government mailing and decided to do something about...
- Added: Feb 13, 2013
- Length: 04:22
If you think happiness comes in a pill, think again! Some dietary supplements do nothing but eat your money, but others are downright dangerous. Fi...
- Added: Feb 27, 2013
- Length: 05:00
Are you buying a house, or selling one? Or are you worried about losing the one you’ve got? We herald the arrival of homebuying season with a look ...
- Added: Mar 06, 2013
- Length: 05:00
Knock knock. Who’s there? Rip off. Rip off who? Rip off YOU! Knock-knock jokes are still around, and so are knock-knock swindlers. They could b...
- Added: Mar 13, 2013
- Length: 04:52
Host Rich Fish kicks off our annual Tax Time series with a look at tax prep scams and the legal but outrageous ripoff known as the Refund Anticipat...
- Added: Mar 20, 2013
- Length: 04:59
Correspondent Rich Fish continues our annual Tax Time series with a look at the top red flags that could land YOUR return in the audit zone. We'll ...
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 05:00
Host Rich Fish says Fund Drive is a scam! Not ours of course, but some charities are not what they seem or hire top-heavy fundraisers who keep most...
- Added: Apr 03, 2013
- Length: 04:41
Correspondent Rich Fish closes out our Tax Time series with a complete list of local agencies offering last-minute tax help AND how to buy more tim...
- Added: Apr 11, 2013
- Length: 04:46
Correspondent Rich Fish reports on a phone scam pretending to be a disconnect notice from Duke Energy. We'll look at the Duke scam and other "phony...
- Added: Apr 17, 2013
- Length: 04:59