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Walmart shoppers can get full refunds on recalled Marketside salads in a nine-state outbreak

If you bought a Marketside salad from Walmart in the past few weeks, check your refrigerator before your next meal. Nearly 2,000 people across nine states have been sickened by Cyclospora, a microscopic parasite traced to iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico, and Walmart is offering full refunds on recalled Marketside-branded salads that contained the […]

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Smart Spending

Walmart shoppers can get full refunds on recalled Marketside salads in a nine-state outbreak

If you bought a Marketside salad from Walmart in the past few weeks, check your refrigerator before your next meal. Nearly 2,000 people across nine states have been sickened by Cyclospora, a microscopic parasite traced to iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico, and Walmart is offering full refunds on recalled Marketside-branded salads that contained the […]

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Fraud & Scams

So-called task scams show fake earnings for liking videos, then demand a crypto deposit to withdraw

People searching for easy side income are being drawn into a fraud scheme that mimics gig work, shows them fabricated earnings for tasks like liking...

Fraud & Scams

Fake toll-payment texts are the fastest-growing government-imposter scam, part of $3.5 billion in losses

Fake toll-payment texts claiming drivers owe money to programs like E-ZPass, SunPass, FasTrak, and TxTag have become the fastest-growing category of government imposter fraud in...

Fraud & Scams

Anyone caught in the DATS data breach can claim up to $5,000 for losses by September 24

People whose personal information was exposed in the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services Inc. data breach can file claims for up to $5,000 in documented...

Fraud & Scams

Eleven people have pleaded guilty in a $65 million ring that used overseas call centers to swindle thousands of older Americans

Eleven people have now admitted their roles in a $65 million fraud operation that used call centers based in India to steal from thousands of...

Fraud & Scams

AI voice-cloning scams that fake a grandchild’s voice have drained $2.3 billion from older Americans this year, and calling the family back is the one reliable check

Older Americans have lost roughly $2.3 billion to fraud so far this year, with AI-powered voice-cloning scams that imitate a grandchild in distress accounting for...

Fraud & Scams

Dohman data-breach victims can claim $50 in cash or up to $5,000 in losses by September 10

People whose protected health information was exposed in the Dohman, Akerlund and Eddy data breach face a September 10 deadline to file claims for a...

Retirement & Taxes