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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Three major retailers have been found selling Aloe Vera gel that contains no aloe vera, and there are other examples of fraud in production and lab...
- Added: Dec 14, 2016
- Length: 04:03
Tiny spy-cams are everywhere these days; some are legal and some are not. How can you know when you're being watched? Here's a wake-up call on a mo...
- Added: Nov 30, 2016
- Length: 04:04
Misinformation and DISinformation have become a huge problem worldwide, especially when they go viral on social media. Here's how to recognize the ...
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- Added: Nov 16, 2016
- Length: 04:04
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Election-related scams are way, way up this year - - here's how to stay safe, at least until you vote. And there's some good news about a mega-frau...
- Added: Nov 02, 2016
- Length: 04:03
Over six billion things are now connected to the internet, and they can be used by hackers to crash the net unless their owners change the password...
- Added: Oct 26, 2016
- Length: 04:04
Here's pure food for thought: how do you find out what the truth is? Protecting yourself from scams, buying things, hiring people, spending money -...
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- Added: Oct 19, 2016
- Length: 04:04
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These days, scammers are running wild and here's a tipoff on two of the current hot potatoes, plus some good news about a massive bust on the famil...
- Added: Oct 12, 2016
- Length: 04:05
The massive Yahoo hack, a "Blessing Scam" in New York, and a new way to steal Gift Cards are all in the news right now, and here's the lowdown.
- Added: Oct 05, 2016
- Length: 04:00
Persuasion scams try to get you to believe something that apparently has nothing to do with money...until the persuader rips you off. Here's how to...
- Added: Sep 28, 2016
- Length: 04:05
There aren't very many kinds of scams -- just endless variations on a few themes. Here's a true classic, the "Spanish Prisoner Game" -- which has n...
- Added: Sep 21, 2016
- Length: 04:04
Bizarre and intriguing pictures and headlines are all over the internet, and they're making money by stealing your time. Be aware, and beware!
- Added: Sep 14, 2016
- Length: 31:03
Hacking has reached "epidemic proportions" and it's getting worse. Here are the best current ways to protect yourself, because the professionals ca...
- Added: Sep 07, 2016
- Length: 04:08
Android phones urgently need to update their software to patch a huge hole that's just been discovered, and Instagram users need to watch out for s...
- Added: Aug 31, 2016
- Length: 04:00
Here's how to handle unwanted calls and identify probable scammers with Caller-ID. And now there's good news about those d*** robocalls!
- Added: Aug 24, 2016
- Length: 04:00
Modern cars are controlled by computers, and connected to the internet. Get into one, and you have no privacy. It could be stolen with a laptop. Yo...
- Added: Aug 17, 2016
- Length: 03:59
The food industry - grocery stores and restaurants - has an astonishing amount of edibles that are either adulterated or substitutes. Here's what t...
- Added: Aug 10, 2016
- Length: 04:00
Anybody who needs to hire someone to work around their home or business needs to ask some important questions before agreeing. Here's how to stay s...
- Added: Jul 27, 2016
- Length: 04:03
The new "augmented reality" videogame is taking the world by storm, and creating problems for players and non-players alike. Here are some things e...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 04:04
Lots of people are traveling this vacation-season, and there are lots of scams targeting them. Here's some advice from the Indiana Attorney General...
- Added: Jul 13, 2016
- Length: 04:00
Mobile phone accounts are increasingly being target by identity thieves, and the FTC has issued a strong warning. Here's what to watch for, and wha...
- Added: Jul 06, 2016
- Length: 03:58
