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If you still want to buy a timeshare … do’s and dont’s

by Dennis Beaver | consumer, scam, timeshare

October 21, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver Last week I made it clear that, in my legal opinion, the way that the timeshare industry deals with owners who want out of their contracts reminds me of racketeering. Pity the poor timeshare owner who was a victim of lie after lie...

In an overpayment scam, your bank could be a thief’s best friend

by Dennis Beaver | bank, financial, fraud, scam

April 28, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver If Southern California-based family nurse practitioner Joe Torres had read Fool me Once, by Kelly Richmond Pope, he and I would never have spoken. He also would not have lost thousands of dollars in an “overpayment” scam that began...

Is this a ponzi-bitcoin mining scam?

by Dennis Beaver | asset protection, investment, scam

August 9, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver What would you think upon answering a phone call and hearing, “How would you like to make 21% on your money, guaranteed?” “Hmmm, sounds interesting, so what’s the catch? Is this a Ponzi scheme?” you would probably wonder. Or, you...

Need a good laugh? Spend time on the Better Business website

by Dennis Beaver | business, complaint, scam

November 19, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver 
 In need of a good laugh in these depressing times? Read on. Make a list of the insurance companies that we see advertised all the time and then type BBB – it hardly matters which name you enter. A Better Business Bureau...

Scam Alert: Bioelectronic Medicine Is Both Promising and Ripe for Fraud

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...

The best way to exit your timeshare – never buy one

by Dennis Beaver | consumer, scam, timeshare

October 14, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver If you own a timeshare or, God forbid, are considering buying one, I have one word of advice that has made the timeshare industry mad at me following my April 2021 article quoting Salem, Oregon, attorney Eric Olsen. Replying to my...
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