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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Checking out at a big store, especially when it’s crowded and you’re in a hurry, requires your full attention – but here’s one well-known danger yo...
- Added: Dec 04, 2013
- Length: 04:12
Super-typhoon Haiyan has devastated the Philippines, and once again, thieves are trying to steal disaster-relief donations.
- Added: Nov 20, 2013
- Length: 04:12
There's been a lot of confusion as the Affordable Care Act kicks in, and a WHOLE lot of scams.
- Added: Nov 13, 2013
- Length: 04:53
Ethnic minorities are far more likely to be victimized by scams and swindles; the numbers will surprise you. But there is help, and here's what you...
- Added: Nov 06, 2013
- Length: 05:00
The 75th Anniversary of Orson Welles' "War Of The Worlds" broadcast is a good time to remember that there are lots of Halloween stories which aren'...
- Added: Oct 30, 2013
- Length: 04:42
A phone call demanding payment for taxes because there's a Tax Warrant out on you -- does NOT come from the government, it comes from a crook. Here...
- Added: Oct 23, 2013
- Length: 04:43
High-pressure sales pitches for insurance to cover what Medicare doesn’t are crossing the line into scam territory.
- Added: Oct 16, 2013
- Length: 04:52
These days, telephone calls from a number you don't recognize are -- more likely than not -- scams.
- Added: Oct 09, 2013
- Length: 04:49
Just because there's a man in a uniform standing in front of you, doesn't always mean they are who they say they are.
- Added: Oct 02, 2013
- Length: 04:55
Scams are on the rise, and here's a heads-up on two kinds of really dangerous fake emails that have been hitting US recently.
- Added: Sep 25, 2013
- Length: 04:47
It's doubled in the last three months: computers, and now smartphones, are being hijacked by very dangerous malware.
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- Added: Sep 18, 2013
- Length: 05:01
- Purchases: 1
Older people are particularly juicy targets for swindlers and con artists, and the problem's getting worse as more Americans get older.
- Added: Sep 11, 2013
- Length: 04:58
Ahh, the convenience of Craigslist, you can shop online for everything from microwaves to bait - the old bait and switch, that is.
- Added: Sep 04, 2013
- Length: 04:57
Paying for college is a lot more expensive -- and a lot riskier -- than it used to be.
- Added: Aug 28, 2013
- Length: 05:01
Getting bonked on the head is a classic joke in movies and cartoons, but in real life it’s not funny.
- Added: Aug 21, 2013
- Length: 05:01
Happy Independence Day! Tomorrow is the 237th birthday of the United States and following long-established American tradition, lots of us are going...
- Added: Jul 03, 2013
- Length: 05:02
Are you planning a summer vacation this year? Correspondent Rich Fish entertains us with a collection of classic tourist cons to make sure your mon...
- Added: Jun 19, 2013
- Length: 04:56
Host Rich Fish swipes away at scams targeting smartphones and tablets. From smishing to bluebugging, the mobile market has introduced a whole new p...
- Added: Jun 12, 2013
- Length: 04:48
Summer is moving season and Rich Fish has advice for renters AND homebuyers on how to make sure your money moves with you.
- Added: Jun 05, 2013
- Length: 04:59
Rich Fish is busting illegal telemarketing and counting down the top three phony phoners reported to the Indiana Attorney General. That's on a new ...
- Added: Jun 05, 2013
- Length: 05:00
