Monday, January 20, 2025

ARTICLES BY TERRI DICKERSON

Fake customer service sites are popping up online

With many businesses either still shut down or partially shut down due to COVID-19, getting in touch with the customer service department at a company can be challenging. Scammers have figured out a way to capitalize on consumer frustrations.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

See if Facebook is using your camera

Facebook is sending messages to customers letting them know that the company has the right to access their phone cameras, apparently in many instances without their knowledge.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Be careful of hidden interest rates

Be careful before taking out store credit cards
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Online shopping tip and sextortion update

Since most of us are shopping online more these days, there is a nice app called Honey that helps us save money by applying the best discounted codes for our online purchases.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Halloween has passed but zombies linger

There is an actual term for debt that has come back from the dead to haunt you. Zombie debt (also known as ghost debt) is a dormant debt that is resurrected by debt collectors and is designed to get you to pay for something you may no longer owe. Or …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

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