by Dennis Beaver | dating, fraud, online dating
May 17, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver Recently divorced after a 20-year marriage, Ted was lonely. At a friend’s suggestion, he registered on the dating website, Plenty of Fish.com. It was Dec. 7, a day which would become his very own Pearl Harbor. Within minutes, he...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, fraud
December 22, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver “Bernie,” an adjuster for a major auto insurance company phoned, and described an insurance claim “that would be a great story for your column.” I had to control myself from laughing as she explained what happened. Apparently...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, contracts, fraud
November 9, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver If you are moving across town or to another state, today’s story will help to prevent becoming the victim of “Mover Fraud.” Never heard of “Mover Fraud?” Neither had readers Megan and Zack who spent one recent Friday, “In what...
by Dennis Beaver | bioelectronic medicine, complaint, consumer, credit cards, doctor, false advertising, fraud, medical care, medicine, scam
May 27, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, I am the victim of a vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) scam.” Vagus nerve scam? Most of us know about vagus nerves from high school biology — that they are the longest in our bodies, but not much more. However, for the past few...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, fraud, law enforcement, lawyers, workplace
July 16, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “My wife works at a food bank near a town where your column is widely read. She is paid $12 an hour, but doing the math, I know she is stealing money donated by generous people in our community,” Ted’s email stated. “Finding new,...
