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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The BBB has issued a warning about Ebay listings which take you to fake websites and steal your personal info.
- Added: Nov 12, 2014
- Length: 05:00
It sounds like a fabulous way to make extra money or keep yourself afloat financially, but instead of throwing you a life-preserver, these fraudste...
- Added: Nov 19, 2014
- Length: 04:57
The Holidays are a big time for both stores and scammers. Here's a headsup on three of the con games that are going around right now.
- Added: Dec 03, 2014
- Length: 05:00
There are more rotten rumors and crafty con-games going around this time of year than are dream’t of in your imagination, Horatio, and here’s the l...
- Added: Dec 10, 2014
- Length: 04:43
More info and warnings about holiday-themed scams that are suckering all too many victims at a time when we all should be happy and trusting, inste...
- Added: Dec 22, 2014
- Length: 04:50
A highly suspicious phone call offering “business owners” a highly questionable benefit came in just as this week’s script was being written — what...
- Added: Jan 07, 2015
- Length: 04:00
Up next, our weekly consumer watchdog segment Bloomington Beware!
- Added: Jan 14, 2015
- Length: 04:00
Up next, our weekly consumer watchdog segment Bloomington Beware!
- Added: Jan 21, 2015
- Length: 04:00
Ransomware has been an increasing danger for computers, but now the bad guys are targeting smartphones and other mobile devices. Beware, bigtime!
- Added: Feb 04, 2015
- Length: 04:00
Anthem Health Insurance is nationwide - from Indiana. Hackers just stole info on over 80 million Anthem customers - if you got heisted, here's what...
- Added: Feb 11, 2015
- Length: 04:00
Almost half the population of America take herbal supplements - and now it turns out that some of the most popular brands don't contain the herbs o...
- Added: Feb 18, 2015
- Length: 04:00
A warning from Indiana's Secretary of State about fraudulent business letters which appear to come from her office!
- Added: Mar 04, 2015
- Length: 04:00
BB got hit by two ripoffs last week: a scary email about sexual criminals ""in your neighborhood"" and a preposterous pitch for insurance on your w...
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 04:00
Ransomware - one of the nastiest cyber-attacks ever - is now hitting videogames. Want to have to cough up $500 to continue playing World of Warcraf...
- Added: Mar 25, 2015
- Length: 04:00
Some selfish people are claiming their pets are service dogs, to get them into places pets aren’t allowed. And some businesses are selling fake cer...
- Added: Apr 01, 2015
- Length: 04:00
Tax scams are bigger and nastier than ever, and some of the most likely victims won’t get warned unless YOU tell them! Here’s a quick look at the w...
- Added: Apr 08, 2015
- Length: 04:00
There’s a growing epidemic of children having their identites stolen — and not knowing about it for many years. Most parents aren’t aware of this d...
- Added: Apr 15, 2015
- Length: 04:00
A lovely little scam going the rounds offers to pay suckers for putting advertising on their cars. But it ends up working the other way around!
- Added: Apr 22, 2015
- Length: 04:00
Sophisticated scammers have been targeting Realtors, and tricking home-buyers into sending major payments to them -- instead of to the title company.
- Added: Apr 29, 2015
- Length: 04:01
Up next, our weekly consumer watchdog segment Better Beware!
- Added: May 06, 2015
- Length: 04:01
