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Bamboozled: Manville woman wants child's lessons refunded
A Manville mom of three young children is fighting to get a refund from Somerville Martial Arts Academy. Aaron Houston/For The Star-LedgerDana Roberts, holding her son Alexander, 1, is upset with the...
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Bamboozled: Seeing red over blue-movie fees
A Woodbridge woman said hundreds of dollars of charges for adult programming have appeared on her Comcast bill. When she complained the first two times, the company investigated and removed the...
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Marc has started receiving his $85,000-per-year pension, and Kathy has an annual pension of $11,360, plus Social Security benefits. Kathy, 66, and Marc, 68, are entering their retirement years. The...
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Bamboozled: Customer seeks help with a closed Wells Fargo account, opened again
One small $10 overdraft fee, generated from a line of credit that was supposed to be closed, ballooned over five years to a debt of $1,555.61. Steve Hockstein for the Star-Ledger Stu Straus of West...
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Bamboozled: 'Deceased' woman has a bone to pick with credit bureaus
This 81-year-old Somerset grandmother of four is very much alive — despite what the three credit bureaus think. Frank H. Conlon/For The Star-LedgerBea Cohen, at her home in Franklin Township, NJ on...
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Bamboozled: Missteps by state, Catholic Diocese hit laid-off maintenance...
A state agency has told Jim Holt to repay $19,295 in unemployment benefits he collected after being laid off in March 2010. Roseanne Holt/For The Star-LedgerJim Holt stands in front of the Wildwood...
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Bamboozled: Passport -- and ticket to an ailing mother -- locked away behind...
Syed Ali was kept from retrieving his passport he kept in a Wells Fargo safe deposit box. Andrew Miller/For The Star-Ledger Syed Minhaj Ali, 40, of Jersey City poses for a portrait in front of the...
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Bamboozled: Irvington schools' fired jack-of-all-trades still waiting for...
The board was ordered to reinstate Gallegos and give him $68,000 of back pay. Frank H. Conlon/For The Star-LedgerSal Gallegos, standing in front of Irvington High School. Salvatore Gallegos has worked...
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College debt after death not a singular concern
The Greenhalghs said they also contacted their legislators for help, to no avail. Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerCharles Greenhalgh and his wife Marie are the parents of Amanda Greenhalgh who tragically...
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Bamboozled: Cash withdrawal leads to counterfeit snafu
A man walks into one bank and withdraws $2,500. When he arrives at another bank to deposit his cash, the teller runs the money through a machine and discovers a $100 bill is counterfeit. Find out why...
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Bamboozled: Scurrilous waterproofer resilient as a roach
Consumer Affairs said it’s continuing to investigate the one complaint it received. Al Demola, formerly the head of Aqua-Dri Waterproofing, in a YouTube video promoting his now-defunct company. Like...
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Bamboozled: Debt collector wasn't keeping track of payments and,...
In mid-November 2011, Jacqueline Halsey received a letter from a Eichenbaum & Stylianou, a law firm that acts as a debt collector. William Perlman/The Star-LedgerJacqueline Halsey was paying back...
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Bamboozled: And now for some good news! N.J. tax agency improve Homestead...
New Jersey's Division of Taxation has improved its Homestead Benefit application thanks to a Bamboozled column File photoJohn Nalberczinski looks over his Homestead Benefit application at his Virginia...
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Bamboozled: WWII veteran's family is looking for answers
More than 40 years later, a vet's adult children fight to get answer from VA about long overdue benefits. Tim Farell/The Star-LedgerSteve Arpaia of New Providence holds a photo of his deceased father...
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Bamboozled: Resolving Sirius problem with satellite radio raises questions...
It started in May 2011 when Tom Zweier of Ocean County signed up for a free trial for SiriusXM Internet Radio. Ed Murray/The Star-LedgerTom Zweier of Ocean County was fighting Sirius over internet...
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Bamboozled: Water, water everywhere, claims township, insisting resident pay...
A homeowner's bill says he used nearly 100,000 gallons of water in a three-month span. That's enough to flush a toilet 77,000 times John O'Boyle/The Star-LedgerKirit Kothari of Cedar Grove received a...
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Bamboozled: Shopper says he was unfairly charged for deli counter container
Two packages of deli items, weighed twice at the same Livingston grocery store, were rung up for two different prices, says East Hanover man. View full sizeJerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerHerman S. Marmon...
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Bamboozled: Final resting spot not finalized
A couple, now in their 90s, finds the mausoleum they finished paying for in 1982 does not include entombment. That will cost extra, says the cemetery. Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerNancy Kazimir and her...
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Bamboozled: Magical Productions blames subcontractor for spoiling...
Patty Chavez sent a $125 deposit check to Magical Productions to reserve the train and conductor for the party. The Star-LedgerPatty Chavez watches her grandson Parker play with a toy train. Her plan...
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Bamboozled: After resolving $400 repair bill, leaky faucet still drips
The inspection and repair took five minutes. The company eventually refunded her $400-bill, but Lillian Horner Jamar's faucet still leaks. Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerLillian Horner Jamar is seen with...
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