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What you need to know about submitting a false insurance claim

by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, fraud

July 21, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver If you know of someone who has recently had a loss that’s covered by insurance, and they’ve talked about “padding” the claim, then today’s story will be of special interest. It...

When a customer has a gun to your head

by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, fraud, restaurant, scam

November 11, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver Over the many years writing this column, I’ve listened to thousands of reader’s complaints about customer service, believing they had not received what they had paid for. Most were acting in good faith, honestly feeling they were...

When an employee dies who gets the final paycheck?

by Dennis Beaver | employment, fraud

July 03, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When Rick Adams of Lemoore was driving home close to 10 in the evening on May 14 he had no way of knowing that within a matter of weeks he would be directly responsible for an answer to an important legal issue...

When the landlord stops paying the mortgage, but still wants your rent

by Dennis Beaver | fraud, landlord/tenant

June 18, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When you discover that your landlord is pocketing your rent money and not paying the mortgage, you’ve got a real problem. There are a lot of crooked landlords doing just that, as Cesar and his wife...
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