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IDENTITY THEFT

Look out! This Booking.com scam is coming for you

April 26, 2025February 10, 2024 by Christopher Elliott

Travelers face a new wave of hacking threats,. This Booking.com scam is just one of them. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Categories On Travel
Avis broadsides Gena Ettinger when it adds her to the company's Do Not Rent list. How does she get unbanned?

I’m on Avis’ Do Not Rent list. How do I get off?

May 15, 2025October 16, 2023 by Christopher Elliott

Avis broadsides Gena Ettinger when it adds her to the company’s Do Not Rent list. How does she get unbanned?

Categories Popular, The Travel Troubleshooter
When Patricia Peticolas received an urgent call from Chase Bank warning her that someone had stolen her identity on Zelle, she wanted to do everything she could to help. 

Chase said her identity had been stolen, but it was a Zelle callback scam

January 21, 2025August 10, 2023 by Christopher Elliott

When Patricia Peticolas received an urgent call from Chase Bank warning her that someone had stolen her identity on Zelle, she wanted to do everything she could to help. 

Categories Advocacy, Featured
When a U.S. Customs agent confiscates Adriana Cordero's passport, she tries to get it back. But government bureaucracy is standing between her and her ID.

U.S. Customs confiscated her passport. How does she get it back?

December 6, 2023April 3, 2023 by Christopher Elliott

When a U.S. Customs agent confiscates Adriana Cordero’s passport, she tries to get it back. But government bureaucracy is standing between her and her ID.

Categories Problem Solved
Julie Duteau noticed something strange on her last two phone bills: a surprise $10 fee for a "modem lease." Problem is, she already owns her modem.

This surprise fee made her phone bill skyrocket

January 19, 2024March 18, 2023 by Christopher Elliott

Julie Duteau noticed something strange on her last two phone bills: a surprise $10 fee for a “modem lease.” Find out how to avoid unwanted surcharges like this on your bill.

Categories Advocacy
Is this really a Roku update?

Roku just made a new account for me. But I don’t want one

January 30, 2024October 11, 2018 by Christopher Elliott

Is Roku trying to phish Richard Samuels? And if not, why is it giving him the silent treatment? Let’s find out.

Categories Problem Solved

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