Bob Sullivan is a consumer reporter at msnbc and author of three books on consumer affairs. His blog can be found at http://redtape.msnbc.com and his books at http://bobsullivan.net
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Peggy Sinopole So glad to find you on MSN. Will be watching closely to protect myself. Thank you!!!
Angela Borchardt Greetings from Arizona! I'm looking forward to your next book, Mr. Sullivan. "Gotcha Capitalism" is just fantastic. I hope you know that your efforts are very much appreciated. :)
Bob Sullivan With Ralph Nader last night discussing overdrafts at a DC showing of the new doc "Overdrawn." The trailer is fun viewing. The proposed overdraft law, however, faces an uncertain fate.
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Trailer for "Overdrawn!", a feature-length documentary about predatory banking fees, with Ralph Nader, Joel Bakan ("The Corporation"), a loan shark, and lots of consumers who are fed up with their banks for ripping them off with overdraft fees. www.overdrawnmovie.net
I call them Dear John data letters, because of the bad news they bring and their decidedly warm and fuzzy tone."Dear Consumer. We've lost your personal information. It's fallen off a truck/was on a laptop that was lost/was stolen by a hacker. We're sorry and we promise to ...
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Damion Wolfe Bob Sullivan ROCKS!!
Bob Sullivan Company lost your data? Got one of those notifiction letters? Don't ignore it -- you are 4x more likely to be an ID theft victim. In fact, your odds are one in five that you'll be hit. Today's column has the details.
Kym
Bob, I found a link to something that may benefit your readers. Verizon & AT&T are charging a "data charge" due to a misplacement of a button on cell phones, costing $1.99+ every time it is hit. http://video.foxnews.com/11685913/pocket
Charles David Garrett I H A T E R E D T A P E !
John Mark Ennis Read the article on credit card debt insurance and found it informative. Want to read more of your articles.
Anthony Louis DeWitt Bob: Interesting scam being perpetrated against the elderly. They call and say "this is your grandson and the police have me and I need bail money." The victim provides a credit card or bank account number and gets wiped out. Had a relative called but avoided the scam. Will send more info if you want.
Kym
Bob, your book GOTCHA CAPITALISM was really insightful! I'm amazed at how many "Gotchas" there are across the various industries. Funny - right after finishing the book (where you discuss cable companies fees always increasing monthly), a local radio ad used that concept of "Please tell me how much you will go up next ...month so I can budget ahead of time." (Philly, PA) - I laughed & thought you would, too! :) Sad that it's a hidden "gotcha"!Read More
Steven L Wilson I enjoy your columns and wish that we could line up all of the cons/swindlers and ......
What if there were a way to have your credit card debt erased if you lost your job or became disabled? That's the pitch behind debt cancellation, a service offered by many credit card issuers and retailers. Debt cancellation doesn’t come cheap: it costs between $1 and $2 per $100 balance....
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Don Volonte Great Stuff. Keep it coming
