Archive for August, 2008

YOU HAVE WON A BRAND NEW TOYOTA! (not)

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Don’t believe the e-mail saying you’ve just won a car.   You are not on “The Price is Right” and nothing is free.  It’s a scam.  It’s one more variation of what has been a long running confidence game being worked on the internet. 
The first examples of the fraud surfaced several years ago when the bad guys discovered they could create [...]

Typo in Visitors’ Guide Could Be Pricey

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Julie from San Antonio recently visited San Diego for vacation. She emails the 10News I-Team saying she “picked up one of the city guide books put out by the San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau. There is a coupon in that book for the Go San Diego cards.”
 
Julie informs us the coupon lists the wrong [...]

Crib Recall

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Imagine being told that the crib your child is sleeping in is unsafe and you should stop using it immediately. 
 
At the end of June, that’s exactly what happened to many parents when the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of over 320,000 cribs by Jardine Enterprises.
 
If you’re not a parent, you may not realize [...]

Medical Mistakes

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

18 San Diego County hospitals have been fined for making serious medical mistakes.  Dozens of other mistakes have been reported too, yet are considered less serious.  Those mistakes are considered “adverse events,” meaning they’re critical to note but they aren’t life-threatening mistakes.  Here’s a list of medical adverse events reported by the California Department of [...]

Budget Crisis Hurts Consumers

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

The state’s budget crisis continues after eight weeks without a fiscal plan. Both sides have their arguments, but the delay is disrupting the everyday lives of Californians.
 
San Diegan Bill Neill contacts the 10News I-Team after he can’t get his 1984 Plymouth Reliant fixed under a state program that promises to help make cars smog-ready. [...]

Rent a Car Seat at Your Own Risk

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Tonight at 11 p.m., the I-Team checks out a problem with rental car seats from an Advantage Rent A Car location….again.
 
We investigated problems at the San Diego branch back in January and our report aired in February.
 
At the time, we thought Advantage Rent A Car did the right thing…the corporate office made its apologies, [...]

Don’t be a Victim: Avoiding Real Estate Fraud

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

It’s no secret that our economy is in a time of crisis.  Many homeowners are overwhelmed making payments on their mortgages and this is the prime time for scammers to try to take advantage of vulnerable people in risky situations.

 
Members of the 10News I-team recently attended a media briefing at the San Diego District Attorney’s [...]