Contractor recovering from Covid crisis hits roadblocks with Square payment...
June 9, 2020 The state is finally allowing contractors to work. But business owner Jesse Larsen in Olympia says getting paid is the issue now. His customers are fine, but it’s his credit and debit...
View ArticleImpostor fraud continues: Seattle man’s information used to apply for...
June 11, 2020 As the drummer for the Singing Rosenbergs, Mike Zittle is accustomed to good beats. But last week, in his mailbox, he got a bad one. It was in the form of two letters. “You can feel...
View ArticleCollections company sued by state over alleged Consumer Protection Act...
June 25, 2020 A lawsuit filed today by the office of Attorney General Bob Ferguson takes aim at Renton-based debt collector, Convergent Outsourcing. It claims the company sent 75,000 letters to...
View ArticleCarHop reverses shutoff for woman laid off due to pandemic
July 2, 2020 A Pandemic, job losses, and general craziness led to one crappy Thursday for Kellie Smith. She’d been laid off from her job at a Bellevue hotel. Then her unemployment payments stopped...
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Hidden fees? You may be due a refund as Washington reaches settlement with...
July 7, 2020 A cable and internet provider will be providing close to a million dollars in refunds to consumers to settle claims that it violated Washington’s Consumer Protection Act. State Attorney...
View ArticleThe fraud ring that wants to sell you homes they don’t own
July 16, 2020 On a sunny Seattle day, Stephanie Lee and her son, Jordy, walk us through their more than $400,000 investment, showing off their vision for the daylight basement, an open second floor...
View ArticleHow scammers can get control of your cell phone account with just one call
July 20, 2020 Out of nowhere, Dylan Simons phone was rendered useless. A scammer had control of his social media and some of his banking apps. And he had no idea how it was done. “It’s very...
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