These consumer myths can cost you thousands of dollars

Low income Wisconsin residents misled about "free medicine."

No need to pay for information on free (or low cost) Rx drugs

Have you gotten spam claiming that free or low-cost prescription drugs "are just a phone call away?" If so, you may be looking at a scam.

Don't waste your money on questionable gas-saving products

Greg Jeschke of WKOW-TV says you don't have to go into debt to get credit card rewards

Beware of "most wanted" recalls at garage sales

States including Wisconsin offer new tool to stop identity theft

Email scam connected to Virginia Tech killings

A new e-mail targets your personal information, using the horrible mass killing at Virginia Tech to get your attention.

Be careful of calls from bill collectors

Identity thieves are getting information by pretending to be collection agencies and calling for collections.
When victims deny the debt, the caller tells them to file a police report and fax it to them. The con artists now have information to steal the victim's identity.

Fear identity theft

“A recent Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive survey, for example, found that, as a result of fears about protecting their identities, 30 percent of consumers polled were limiting their online purchases, and 24 percent were cutting back on their online banking.”

Protecting your identity

Puppy and penny scamsters