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Complimentary 8 Day Cruise–Yeah, Right!
It’s been a good long while since I’ve seen one of these, and with the lousy economy, I suppose it’s a good time to sucker people in to some sales pitch by dangling a “complimentary” cruise in front of them. I can’t help notice that it doesn’t say “Free” cruise since that’s a marketer’s favorite…
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TurboATM.com Idiots Call From 206-888-2303
Perhaps regular old spam just isn’t working as well as it once did. I recently heard about a Russian mega-spammer getting arrested, so maybe it is becoming harder for shysters like the ones behind TurboATM.com to find professional spammers to do their bidding. Well, never fear scammers and shysters! We’ve still got the trusty old…
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‘Kings of Irritation’ Call From 202-747-3647
Telemarketing calls to my home phone are bad enough, but when idiots start calling my cell phone and leaving pre-recorded messages for their stupid get-rich-quick “systems” on my voicemail, that takes the irritation to a whole new level. They call themselves the “Kings of Automation,” and if their website is any indication, it’s just another…
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Debt Collectors Now Offering Gifts?
That appears to be the case. I cannot say exactly how I came to possess this particular piece of mail, but all I will say is that it was not addressed to me. Yeah, the economy has been lousy for a while, and we’ve certainly not been living the high life, but we have not…
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Here They Come Again: Return of the Credit Card Offers
After all the trouble in the credit industry over the last couple of years, the offers I used to receive in the mail for credit cards almost every day pretty well dried up. The envelopes with “0% For A Year” and similar pitches simply stopped arriving in my mailbox. With big banks getting bailouts from…
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Why I Dumped 1&1 Web Hosting For HostGator, The Final Chapter
As incompetent as 1&1’s technical support department was, their billing department proved that they are just as bad. I had read horror stories about 1&1 billing and had a feeling that freeing myself from their clutches might not be easy. One might suspect that 1&1 employees are all encouraged to strive to be the worst…
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Credit Counselors Who Can’t Pay Their Own Credit Card Bills?
With the sad state if the economy these days, I’m seeing my share of ads on TV and online that tout the benefits of credit counseling services. I don’t know a whole lot about that industry, but I presume their stated intent is to assist consumers who want to reduce their debt and learn how…
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Woman Pays Court Fine With Stolen Credit Card
It’s not uncommon to hear stories about stupid criminals. There are even television programs devoted to the subject. I suppose it’s bad enough being exposed as a crook, and even worse for earning a reputation as a stupid crook. This description seems to fit Maria Elena Booker, a 40-year-old woman from Arizona who actually used…
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Closing Credit Card Account May Damage Your FICO Score
Now here’s something I had never heard of before. Who would have imagined that closing a credit card account could have a negative impact on your credit score? One would think it would be a positive move, since you certainly would not be using that card to rack up more debt. But, like the Wall…
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‘Web Listings, Inc.’ Sends Tricky Mailing
I’ve got to say that I have never received an offer for SEO services via the U.S. Mail before. Technically, I still haven’t, but my wife has. She received what appeared to be a letter in the mail, which, in my opinion is a bit on the deceptive side. Although they do state clearly on…
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