Travelers beware: Cybercrime is the top safety threat in 2025
Forget pickpockets and lost luggage. The biggest threat to your next vacation might be lurking online. Cybercrime is the top threat of 2025, say experts.
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I sent a stranger money through Zelle by mistake. How do I undo it?
When Maura Ruzhnikov sends money to a stranger by mistake on Zelle, she tries to undo the transaction. That’s easier said than done. Will she ever get her money back?
Hey Groupon, what happened to my laptop computer?
After Jennifer Poff pays Groupon $125 for a laptop computer, it doesn’t deliver. But Groupon insists the laptop was shipped and won’t respond to her requests to send the laptop or refund the money.
5 things you must do before you file your travel insurance claim
Peter Kuhmerker was set for the vacation of a lifetime — a nine-day Ireland tour from Dublin to Killarney booked through Great Value Vacations. As a precaution, he even purchased a “cancel for any reason” travel insurance policy through the company.
Bait-and-switched into booking a summer “bargain”? Then read this
He just tried to book a four-night tour online from Icelandair, advertised at $1,073, including flights then the price jumped to $2,600.
Stuck with a pair of shoes – and confused about Sears’ refund policy
Olga O’Hara wants to return the shoes she bought at Sears.com, but she’s getting mixed signals from the company about how to do so. Is she stuck with her purchase?
Where’s my Sears.com refund?
Elizabeth Smith’s Sears.com refund is missing in action. Can anyone find her money?
Charged for an online class I didn’t take
Rhonda Smith’s daughter decides not to take a class at the University of Phoenix, but there’s just a small matter of her bill. Does she still have to pay it, even though she didn’t take the course?
AAA Emergency Roadside Services: Don’t call us — summon us online
It happened this morning. The battery on our Honda Accord died — a battery we bought through AAA less than three years ago. I tried to call AAA Emergency Roadside Services for help, but after navigating my way through a confusing menu, and enduring about five minutes of elevator music, my call was disconnected.