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Entries from August 2007

A New Selling Tactic: The Pre-listing Inspection

August 31st, 2007 · No Comments

I recently was skimming the LA times web site and found an interesting headline: A New Selling Tactic: The Pre-listing Inspection.  My head did the old spin-a-roo.  A new selling tactic?  Maybe for Los Angeles, but definitely not around here.  If my memory serves me right, I recall several Realtors (including myself) using seller’s inspections dating back […]

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Tags: Seller's Information · Consumer Protection

What Can You Do When Someone’s Got Your Credit Card Number?

August 20th, 2007 · No Comments

After cancelling my credit card and having my credit card company re-issue me a new one, I had a good talk with a friend of mine who works for the Mountain View Police Department.  I asked him if we could find out who took my credit card number and pay them a late night visit, a la the TV show, Cops.  […]

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Tags: Consumer Protection

What can you do when you have had your credit card stolen,” a true life nightmare.

August 7th, 2007 · No Comments

 
According to this week’s Los Altos Town Crier’s main story; Phishers, scammers targeting Los Altos, 22 cases of identity theft and fraud have been reported in Los Altos since February. A telephone call to my home early Monday morning informed me that I was soon to be number 23.
That call came from my credit […]

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Tags: Consumer Protection