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Difference Between a Loan Shark and a Tax Refund Loan? Not Much.
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Feb 12 - Just because the name is national, the people are friendly and the decor is nice doesn't mean you can trust your tax preparation service to do the right thing. The rates many preparers charge on refund anticipation loans makes them little more than loan sharks. If you don't use these loans, you know someone that does. So check out this story, then share it.
Selling Gold By Mail Doesn’t Pay
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May 25 - We sent equal lengths of gold chain to three different mail-in gold purchasers (Cash4Gold, TurnGold2Cash and GoldKit). Guess how much they offered us...
3 Mortgage Rescue Rip-off Tip-Offs
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May 18 - With thousands of Americans now scrambling for a mortgage modification to forestall foreclosure, the scam artists are coming out of the woodwork. But avoiding a rip-off is easy... if you know what to look for.
Real Estate Auction Warning
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Sep 05 - Think being the highest bidder at a real estate auction means you've won? Think again... Most property sold at heavily advertised public auctions is subject to lender approval, so if your winning bid isn't high enough, the lender can try to get you to pay more, or simply refuse to sell.
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