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Bamboozled: After query, man needn't repay jobless benefits
We sure hope the agency pursues the employer, which may have overcollected from employees. Roseanne Holt Jim Holt holds his notification from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Jim...
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Bamboozled: House deal almost tanked over missing letter
A Verona couple say they waited and waited and waited for the state to certify that an oil tank was removed from their property. Tim Farrell/The Star-LedgerRosemary and Ivar Nelson can't sell their...
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Bamboozled: Burned once, veterans want their sprinkler
The group thought it was close to the finish line, but then there was an extended delay. Jerry McCRea/The Star-Ledger(left to right) Vincent Martorano, financial officer adjutant; and Sam White, post...
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Bamboozled: Chipotle receipts finally start making sense
Nothing was posted in the store about the "rounding" of bills. Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerJayson Greenberg noticed an interesting billing issue at the West Caldwell Chipotle. The last time...
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Bamboozled: "Take my money, please!" says vet to student loan company
When her loans changed hands, two payments didn't. Ed Murray/The Star-LedgerVeterinarian Betsy Brevitz with her 15 year old dog Heidi at the Summit Dog and Cat Hospital in Summit where she works, on...
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Bamboozled: Around and around with Whirlpool over frozen fridge
All Corie Gaylord wanted was ice. Instead, she got a chilly experience filled warranty headaches and repair twists and turns. Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerCorie Gaylord and her dysfunctional...
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Bamboozled: Small claims court proves a big headache in refund fight
Daniel James won a battle to get a refund he deserved, only to see it get tied up in small claims court Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerDaniel James has been waiting for more than a year for Morris County...
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Bamboozled: Painter missed a few spots on wall, contract
Steven Schiebler paid a contractor whom he said skipped out on finishing the job he was hired to do Tim Farrell/The Star-LedgerSteve Schiebler hired Coddington Contractors to paint the interior of his...
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Bamboozled: Red-light camera error leads to road of exasperation in Edison
Lauren Morosoff was issued a ticket from a red-light camera in Edison, even though her car was 1,800 miles away in Colorado at the time. A 2010 photo of Lauren Morosoff at a gas station in Ohio, on...
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Bamboozled: No room at the inn, despite reservations
Moments before her daughter's wedding, Pauline Albrecht said Comfort Inn moved wedding guests to another hotel with filthy rooms Frank H. Conlon/For The Star-LedgerPauline Albrecht, of White Township,...
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Bamboozled: Irked by loosely kept copy of driver's license number
Many thieves have the equipment to create fake driver's licenses using your number with their pictures Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerElizabeth Ruebman lost her parking slip a parking slip at the...
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Bamboozled: Bank's inaction leaves family out on a limb
CitiMortgage's refusal to endorse an insurance check has kept a Morristown family from patching up their tree-damaged roof Left: Michelle Beckman of Rockaway Twp. is seen in her attic where tree...
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South River father of terminally ill girl says bank incorrectly handled account
Cogswell doesn’t remember the date, but he does remember taking a withdrawal that brought the balance to around $200. That’s when bank fees started to swallow what was left of the account. Sue...
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After Sandy, beware of scammers
Hurricane Sandy promises to leave destruction of all kinds in its wake. It will also attract scammers looking for new prey. While homeowners try to pick up the pieces, hucksters -- costumed as...
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Bamboozled: How to avoid Sandy scams
Since the clean-up began, Consumer Affairs has already received complaints about questionable contractors Ryan Barthel shovels the soaked contents of his family's garage in Port Monmouth after it was...
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Bamboozled: After Sandy, a debate about what actually constitutes price gouging
Consumer Affairs has received an unprecedented number of complaints — more than 2,000 — in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Michael Yamashita of Chester claims he is the victim of price gouging by...
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Bamboozled: Sandy opens the door to price gouging
Storm scams: fake charities, contractor scams and price gouging The generator-powered pizzeria while power was out after Sandy. Karin Price Mueller/For the Star-Ledger Like millions of others, my home...
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Bamboozled: Retailers are monitoring your return habits
Businesses can contract with a service called The Retail Equation, which will keep a digital eye on your return habits. Rob Chadwick outside the Home Depot store in East Windsor. Chadwick was denied a...
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Bamboozled: Knocked out by Sandy, Scotch Plains hall cancels wedding party,...
No one expects their dream wedding to be upended by an "act of God," but that's what happened to McKenzie May and Jesus Ortiz. Hurricane Sandy forced McKenzie May and Jesus Ortiz to have their wedding...
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Bamboozled: First LA Fitness overbilled him, then it ignored him
The exercise chain gave Tom Kuhn quite a workout to resolve a billing error Tom Kuhn contracted with LA Fitness and was supposed to be billed over six months. He was billed for three extra months, and...
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