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  • Aug 7, 2023

Scammers use frantic phone call to drain Oakland woman's life savings

  • 2 days ago

'Scary!': Contaminated gas tested after car 'hops' on Bay Area freeway

  • Aug 29

Doxo to pay $2.1 million in settlement with Federal Trade Commission

  • Aug 25

Meta announces new WhatsApp tool that uses AI to scan for scams

  • Aug 20

SF landlord skirts rent control, doubles family's rent

  • Aug 20

FCC warning consumers of imposter scams: Here's what you should know

  • Aug 18

Americans lost $95M via social media ads; here's what to look out for

  • Aug 14

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Scammers use frantic phone call to drain Oakland woman's life savings

  • 2 days ago
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How Mail Thieves Stole $14K from elderly SF woman's bank account

  • Sep 3
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Alleged 'swamp water' gas tested for contaminants after car malfunctions on Bay Area freeway

  • Aug 29
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Alleged 'swamp water' gas tested for contaminants after car malfunctions on Bay Area freeway

  • Aug 27
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Doxo to pay $2.1M in settlement with Federal Trade Commission for allegedly misleading customers

  • Aug 25
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Doxo to pay $2.1M in settlement with Federal Trade Commission for allegedly misleading customers

  • Aug 24
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Meta announces new device-based WhatsApp tool that uses AI to scan for scams

  • Aug 20
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SF landlord skirts rent control, doubles family's rent

  • Aug 20

Latest Stories

Back to school tech is pricier thanks to chip shortage; here's how you can save

Back-to-school supplies doesn't just mean pencils and notebooks -- it can mean laptops, tablets and other tech.

  • Aug 13

Oakland sues housing provider over broken elevators, trapping residents in homes

The Oakland city attorney has just sued one of the Bay Area's largest housing providers over conditions after 7 On Your Side Investigates found elderly and disabled residents trapped in their apartments by elevators that didn't work.

  • Aug 13

SF man scammed out of $18,600 after fake Craigslist rental listing mimics real property owner

A man searching for an apartment in San Francisco's decade-high rental market says he lost $18,600 in a sophisticated scam that allegedly used a fake Craigslist listing to impersonate the owner of a real apartment, leading him to attend a real tour but wire money for a lease that did not exist.

  • Aug 6

Consumers turn to 7 On Your Side when Airbnb refuses refunds for reservations gone wrong

Some guests were burgled during their Airbnb stay; others couldn't make it to their destinations because of wildfires. One even discovered someone living in the Airbnb they had booked. All turned to 7 On Your Side for help with the vacation tech giant.

  • Aug 6

Drivers angry DMV 'lookalikes' charge extra fees to register cars, and DMV gets a cut

"Consumers are paying, in some cases, hundreds of dollars more beyond what they would pay just by going straight to the DMV website," said one consumer advocate.

  • Jul 29