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It's important to check your credit report at least every 12 months to insure that it has no fraudulent or inaccurate information: millions of Americans fall victims of identity theft every year. Many find out that their identity has been used by someone else only when bill collection agencies start calling.

A new survey shows the Canada's controversial do-not-call list is working well, despite earlier reports that some who signed up began receiving more calls than ever before.

Verizon Wireless has sued a telemarketer that used an autodialer to call thousands of Verizon customers in promoting the upcoming movie "The Velveteen Rabbit."

As consumers try to get the most from every purchase in challenging economic times, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) releases the annual Dirty Dozen Scams for 2008.

Three U.S. companies have been hit with penalties totalling $1,175,000 US for making telemarketing calls to people on the U.S. national do-not-call list, FTC regulators said Tuesday.

Danny Morgan, a Democratic Leader in Oklahoma, filed a bill that proposes to include business phone numbers into the state’s Do Not Call List.

When thousands of Canadians report that signing up for the "Do Not Call" list has left their phones ringing off the hook, "Global News" decides to investigate.

Terrie Morgan-Besecker at timesleader.com reports that a 68-year-old Nanticoke woman filed a federal lawsuit against a collection agency for threatening her with an arrest.

Laurie, a 53-year-old woman in Richmond Heights CA, was taken for more than $32,000 since October by scammers who promised her $500,000 in two "sweepstakes."

Contrary to popular opinion, debt-collection agencies aren't enjoying the current economic situation.

Better Business Bureau in Arizona received several calls from consumers who got a recorded message from someone claiming to be from BBB with information on how to reduce their credit card debt.

Jon Yates at Chicago Tribune has published his list of New Year's resolutions that can help him stay scam-free this year.

A recent investigation by Des Moines Register in Iowa found that the vast majority of donations raised by phone or mail by professional fundraisers winds up in the hands of professional fundraising companies.

The next time a telemarketer opens with a friendly question, you might stop and wonder why. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that it is surprisingly effective when salespeople or fundraisers ask how your day has been or which football team you support before broaching the subject of a purchase or donation.

Wachovia has begun to reimburse victims of a telemarketing fraud as part of its April settlement with U.S. banking regulators, mailing nearly 750, 000 checks totaling more than $150 million to the victims.