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WEBAug 31, 2024 · Consumer reporter and ombudsman. September 23, 2024. If you arrive in a foreign country without a valid passport in your hand, you’re going back home. That’s guaranteed. But sometimes, that’s not all that happens, unfortunately. Here’s how a simple passport mistake landed one female solo traveler with vacation dreams in a Mexican jail ...
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WEBIrene Rawlings is a senior editor for Consumer Rescue. She is an accomplished freelance journalist and writes for LM (Luxury Magazine), Saturday Evening Post, Art & Antiques, Hemispheres, AFAR online, National Geographic Traveler, WSJ, and O, the Oprah Magazine. Irene is the author of 4 books, including Sisters on the Fly about women, …
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WEBIf you have a problem with a company and cannot resolve it on your own, you can ask our consumer advocacy team for help, and we’ll investigate. Our team’s mediation services are always free of charge. Dwayne and Michelle are seasoned consumer advocates who have resolved thousands of complaints since 2016. They are always here, ready to ...
Why does my Medicare Advantage plan keep calling me to …
WEBJul 9, 2023 · Special features columnist. July 9, 2023. My sister-in-law recently asked me why her Medicare Advantage plan was repeatedly leaving voicemails asking her to set up a home visit. The messages offer to pay her $50 to do so. The money was tempting but she had concerns about the legitimacy of the calls. She’s not the only one getting such …
Ultimate Guides for Consumers - Consumer Rescue
WEBJun 5, 2024 · Ultimate Guides for Consumers. Consumer Rescue publishes a variety of guides to help our readers navigate common situations. These guides are based on some of the most frequently asked questions our team receives and …
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WEBThis form allows you to submit short, generalized questions to our consumer advocacy team. The answers to questions submitted via this form may appear in Consumer Rescue’s weekly newsletter in the “What’s your Question?” section. Note: If you’re looking for direct (and free) mediation assistance from our advocacy team, please use the ...
Are automatic subscription renewals a scam? Here’s what …
WEBDec 23, 2022 · After that month, you’re charged automatically for monthly shipments until you cancel. Or you get a magazine subscription that renews automatically when it expires. Those are negative options. Your silence is taken as consent to be charged. Federal Trade Commission. Negative options have been around for a long time.
Surprise! A stranger just sent money to you through Zelle. Now …
WEBAug 9, 2022 · A random person sends an unexpected Zelle payment. One morning last February, Tran was surprised by an alert on his phone. A stranger named Anthony had just sent him a Zelle payment of $360. I was confused. I didn’t know this guy, but there was no way to stop the Zelle transfer, or I would have blocked it.
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WEBAug 19, 2024 · December 31, 2023 by Michelle Couch-Friedman. Consumer Rescue had a bonanza of wins for Vantage Travel customers as we sprinted to this year’s finish line. Since early November, our advocacy team has retrieved nearly $100,000 for victims of the Vantage Travel bankruptcy. Here’s some good consumer news to end 2023.
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WEBNov 22, 2023 · July 23, 2023 by Michelle Couch-Friedman. All types of Zelle scams are reported to the Consumer Rescue advocacy team every week. Blindsided victims reach out to us, minutes too late – after they’ve sent their cash to cunning thieves through the instant money transfer app. And although Zelle scams are a common theme with consumers …