| Description |
336 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Cars: don't get taken for a ride -- Homes: defend your dream (mortgages, closing costs, strategies for buying & selling, home repairs & renovations) -- Credit cards: save paper on your plastic -- Telephone service: be a talking tightwad -- College: Scholarships, essays that excel -- Travel: go more places for less -- Medical errors: survive a hospital stay, Prevent procedure errors, avert medication mishaps, get more from doctors -- Healthcare ripoffs: hospital expenses, tests & procedures, medications, nursing homes & assisted living residences -- Everyday protection: medication smarts, fighting germs at home & in public, food safety -- Identity theft: armor-plate your name & reputation -- Your rights at work: avoiding a layoff, get more when you say goodbye, fighting an unlawful dismissal, starting over -- Advance fee loans, ATM skimming, charity cheats, door-to-door deception, employment scams, financial account updates & alerts, foreign lotteries, gift grift, government cons, "kid" candy & magazine sales, Nigerian letter, pyramid schemes. |
| Subject |
Consumer protection.
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Consumer education.
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Finance, Personal.
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Swindlers and swindling.
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Fraud -- Prevention.
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| Added Title |
Smart ways to protect you & your family from ripoffs, bogus deals & other consumer headaches |
| ISBN |
1402730411 |
| Standard No. |
9781402730412 |
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