Tricked into a Palladium membership: My honeymoon nightmare
Angela Reiffer and her husband thought they were getting a free couples massage after they checked into a Palladium resort in the Dominican Republic for their honeymoon.
SCAM
I ordered a pressure washer and it doesn’t work. Why won’t Amazon refund me?
The electric pressure washer Halley Thompson orders from Amazon doesn’t work. Why won’t Amazon let her return it for a refund?
How do you avoid the world’s most dangerous travel scam? Don’t fall for something “free”
Say the word “free,” and it’s enough to make even the most experienced travelers lose their marbles.
A SIM swapping nightmare leads to a $3,809 bill from Best Buy. Can Chase help?
What is SIM swapping and how do you prevent it? Here’s how to protect yourself from identity theft and reclaim your money.
How to protect yourself from travel fakes
Travel fakes like this are on the uptick in 2025. Criminals are using artificial intelligence to create fake websites, listings and social media profiles designed to separate you from your money.
Lyft surprised me with a $150 cleaning charge. Is that allowed?
Jared Hakimi finds a $150 charge on his credit card after a Lyft ride. Is that allowed — and will the charge stick?
She called JetBlue, but airline scammers answered. Here’s how she fought back.
The newest airline call center scam just cost Amy Lou Masick $500. She wanted to call JetBlue for a flight refund, so she Googled the airline’s phone number. And up popped the number of a company that was not JetBlue.
Charged $7,853 by Wells Fargo after visiting a bar in Istanbul– is this fraud?
Nicholas Butler gets charged $7,853 at a bar in Istanbul under shady circumstances. Will his bank step up and help him undo the charges?
Warning! Airline scammers are posing as fake call centers
When Laurie Mannino tried to change her airline tickets on British Airways, she ran into a common problem: The airline kept her on hold for hours.
So she Googled “talk to a human at British Airways” and found a number that picked up on the first ring.
It was a fake.
