Clark Howard's Rip-Off Alerts
By Clark Howard
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Clark Howard's Rip-Off Alerts
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 05.21.12 | There's a stealth factor that could be destroying your credit. (Hint: It has to do with your physical health, not your fiscal health.) | 5/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 05.15.12 | The investment scams never seem to stop. Clark tells you how to spot the warning signs. | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 05.11.12 | More than three million people are being harassed over debts of dubious origin from the defunct video rental chains Hollywood Video and Movie Gallery. | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 01.17.12 | From financial scams to cholera outbreaks, social networking is at the core of what's good and bad in today's world. | 1/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 01.10.12 | An international criminal ring that would screen scrape legitimate online listings of cars for sale and then pose as the real seller has been busted. | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 12.14.11 | Counterfeit goods being sold on the Internet are a plague for brand-name oriented shoppers around the holidays. | 12/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 11.28.11 | Ads promising free Southwest Airlines tickets or the chance to win a free iPad 2 that show up in your Facebook news feed are two of the most pervasive scams in the social media world. | 12/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 11.16.11 | Banks, credit card companies and really any company in the financial services industry are trying to steal your money right now with so-called "protection plans." Here's why they stink. | 12/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 11.14.11 | Phony locksmiths who populate the top of Google search results pages are ripping people off with outrageous bait-and-switch pricing. | 11/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 11.07.11 | As Christmas shoppers scour the web for bargains, one of most sought after items is being counterfeited at an alarming rate. | 11/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 11.03.11 | Alternative investment scams that involve self-directed IRAs are leaving senior citizens with no retirement money. | 11/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 10.26.11 | Time Warner is doing some ugly stuff in the magazine business through a secret subsidiary known as Synapse Group that is ripping people off. | 10/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 10.24.11 | Nicholas Cosmo's $400 million fraud is earning him the nickname "Mini-Madoff" and a 25-year prison sentence to boot. | 10/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 10.13.11 | Small business owners need to be aware of a new round of scam letters, e-mails and faxes relating to website domain registrations. | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 10.13.11 | AT&T is hitting business phone customers with rollover contracts. | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 10.11.11 | Small businesses that do online banking are being left high and dry by the banks when they suffer online theft. | 10/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 09.26.11 | A bogus eBay buyer protection program is being invoked by criminals pretending to sell cars on Craigslist. | 9/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 09.16.11 | Death future contracts and private equities are just two of the latest areas where con artists are promising "safe, can't lose" investment opportunities. | 9/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 09.13.11 | Collectors harassed the widow of a debtor 48 times in a single day right after her husband's death. Get Clark's key rules for dealing with collectors. | 9/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 09.07.11 | Pay phones have re-emerged at the center of a new rip-off that's plaguing travelers in airports across the nation. | 9/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 08.17.11 | Bogus computer security engineers are making cold calls to convince people their computers are at risk for a security threat. | 8/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 08.02.11 | Got a letter in the mail saying your mortgage has been sold to a new servicer? It could be a scam aimed at bilking you out of your monthly payments! | 8/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 07.29.11 | Cramming on phone bills has made a comeback. An estimated 20 million Americans are paying for fake charges each month. Protect yourself with Clark's advice! | 8/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 07.27.11 | AT&T is imposing a base rate long distance charge on landline customers in select markets. | 7/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 07.26.11 | Bank of America is cramming bogus insurance charges on some of their customers. | 7/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 07.25.11 | Edmunds.com has had its good name and logo ripped off by con artists trying to sell cars through a bogus purchase protection program that doesn't exist. | 7/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 06.24.11 | Criminals who distribute bogus leaflets for non-existent pizza joints to solicit tourists' credit card numbers are operating unchecked in tourist areas. | 7/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 06.21.11 | The misbehavior of the giant monster mega-banks continues with word that they're targeting consumers with millions upon millions of pitches for inferior business cards. | 6/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 06.17.11 | Financial advice shows fill up weekend programming on AM radio stations across the country. But are all the hosts on the level? | 6/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 06.17.11 | "Try our product for free no obligation!" Very often, free trial offers aren't all they're cracked up to be. | 6/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 06.15.11 | Summer blockbuster season is here, but hear this warning first before you click around the web looking for trailers of hot movies you want to see. | 6/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 06.13.11 | If you're visited unexpectedly at home by a utility worker, you might want to think twice before opening your door. | 6/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 06.01.11 | How low can criminals go? Listen to the latest scams going on that try to separate you from your money on eBay or Craigslist. | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 05.27.11 | A prominent seller of death future contracts now faces a possible civil action for allegedly lying to investors. | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 05.12.11 | There's a new variation on the classic money transfer scam involving one particular brand of prepaid debit cards. | 5/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 05.10.11 | Whenever you hear about a secret strategy for making money that involves high returns and no risks, you're probably facing down a classic Ponzi scheme. | 5/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 05.03.11 | The nation's largest bank will begin instituting a new 30% interest charge when credit card holders miss a payment later this year. | 5/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 04.27.11 | With all the media frenzy surrounding the royal wedding, you need to be on guard about scammy e-mails related to the nuptials. | 4/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 04.27.11 | One giant bank is in cahoots with a state government in a misguided effort to issue random taxpayers their refunds on fee-laden debit cards. | 4/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 04.25.11 | Magazine subscription renewal notices may be coming from third-party marketers at a premium. | 4/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 04.25.11 | Repossessed or government cars on dealer lots may not be what they seem. | 4/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 04.22.11 | Credit card protection policies in the event of a job loss or temporary disability are a colossal rip-off, according to a new report. | 4/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 04.15.11 | Forced place insurance has re-emerged as a problem for homeowners who have insurance but haven't properly informed their mortgage lenders. | 4/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 04.14.11 | Have you seen the ads that are everywhere touting how you can get rich quick by trading foreign currencies? Beware of the dangers. | 4/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 04.13.11 | Selling a popular gadget like an iPad on Craigslist? Beware of physical harm that can come to you. | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 04.11.11 | When you hear words like "great opportunity," "no risk," "guaranteed return" and "secret strategy to make money," what goes through your head? | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 04.08.11 | Auto repair service plans can be enticing in an era when people are keeping their cars longer. But Clark says they're a waste of your money. | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 04.01.11 | Impostor scams are one of the fastest-growing types of fraud. | 4/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 04.01.11 | A new rash of work at home scams are being pushed online. | 4/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 03.30.11 | Now that the timeshare industry has become a completely broken and discredited one, marketers have come up with a new terminology that they hope will trick you into getting involved with these notorious money pits. | 3/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 03.23.11 | If you're using online tax-prep software to file your returns, be sure you don't do it over a wifi connection. | 3/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 03.16.11 | That friendly face at the bank saying they have the solution to low interest rates on savings and CDs could be pushing something that's dangerous to your wallet...and even to your life, as it sadly was to one man. | 3/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 03.15.11 | How would you like to get some hot electronics item such as a laptop or an iPad for a ridiculously low price like $2? That's the kind of promise you get from a variety of penny auction sites flooding the Internet. But what's really going on? | 3/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 03.10.11 | Are you a would-be vacationer who is being told you've won a free trip, cruise or resort stay? Be careful, that might just be the most expensive freebie of all time! Clark has a new warning for you. | 3/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 03.03.11 | In the wake of the tragedy in Japan, you want to be sure every relief dollar you're giving is being used efficiently. Learn how to legitimate charities that handle your money responsibly. | 3/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 02.21.11 | Beware of people who promise to have the inside track on scholarships and grants for college. Learn about legitimate ways to find funding for your education. | 2/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 02.18.11 | A British man stole $7 million from unsuspecting investors by pretending to be a renowned European banker with a method to make big money by purchasing discount bonds. | 2/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 02.11.11 | Google is under assault in a war they can't seem to win against scammers who crowd out legitimate search results with spammy come-ons. | 2/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 02.09.11 | Debt-settlement firms are allegedly masquerading as law firms and collecting retainer fees with the promise of reducing credit card debt to pennies on the dollars. | 2/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 02.02.11 | Has your bank scared you with a warning about the dangers of identity theft...and a pitch to sell you on a "protection package" for anywhere from $10 to $15 a month? Clark has a cheaper, more effective solution. | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 60 Episodes |
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