Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 10.16.09(10/22/2009) A trio of Ponzi schemes have caught Clark's eye. Learn how to steer clear of danger in the investment world.
Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 10.13.09(10/16/2009) A sophisticated identity theft ring responsible for $1.5 million in thefts has been cracked by federal prosecutors.
Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 09.29.09(09/30/2009) Flood cars will be hitting the used car market in the coming weeks. Know how to spot a water-damaged vehicle.
Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 09.16.09(09/17/2009) The FTC has filed nearly 400 actions against scammers promising people easy access to their supposed share of the $787 billion stimulus dollars.
Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 09.01.09(09/03/2009) Beware of a new Facebook scam involving friends contacting you for emergency money. That's not a friend, it's a hacker!
Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 07.31.09 (08/27/2009) Scamsters are pushing supposedly amazing work-at-home opportunities on Twitter and other social-networking sites.
Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 07.29.09(08/27/2009) Con artists are posing as credit card fraud investigators on the phone in an effort to steal sensitive account information.
Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 06.23.09(08/27/2009) You won the Jamaican lottery?! Don't fall for it! You have to pay upfront to patriate your winnings to the United States...and there is no such lottery!
Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 07.17.09(08/27/2009) The SEC cracks down on another free-lunch seminar group selling variable annuities to senior citizens.
Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 06.18.09(08/27/2009) California is cracking down on bogus telemarketing firms that seek donations to help police and firefighters, but then pocket the money themselves.
Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 06.12.09(08/27/2009) Small business owners with unprotected computer networks are at risk of having their bank accounts drained by hackers.
Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 05.28.09(08/27/2009) Some unsavory consumers have come up with a new way to rip off businesses that sell their wares by phone, internet or mail order. It's being called "friendly" fraud.
Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 05.18.09(08/27/2009) Elderly women who live alone are cautioned to be wary of "woodchucks" -- fake home contractors who gain their confidence and then charge huge amounts of money for unnecessary work.
Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 05.12.09 (08/27/2009) Is there a number on your caller ID or cell phone with a vaguely familiar area code? Don't dial it back -- it could be lure in an international calling scam!
Clark Howard: Rip-Off Alert - 05.05.09 (08/27/2009) Swine flu outbreak creates a fertile breeding ground for new rip-offs, while the old Nigerian scams persist.