http://www.kiiitv.com/features/consumer RSS Feed for KIIITV - News Features - Consumer Smart en-us Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:38:11 GMT http://www.kiiitv.com/features/consumer/25750519.html Credit and debit cards have become the easy way for people to purchase products, but they are also giving scam artist an easy way to steal your personal information. In this edition of Consumer Smar find out what businesses are doing to protect customers. http://www.kiiitv.com/features/consumer/25461169.html Saving at the pump is becoming all the more difficult these days as scam artist try to target the vulnerable. Plus it's time to tee it up for the Better Business Bureau's only fundraiser of the year. The details in this edition of Consumer Smart. http://www.kiiitv.com/features/consumer/25448199.html A couple of men from Houston and travelling the state to show everyone how they can save money by driving smarter. They were in Corpus Christi on Monday. http://www.kiiitv.com/features/consumer/24061054.html The latest phony email scam to hit our area involves an influential government official here in the state of Texas. Plus some of our area's brightest students get recognized for their integrity. Alan Bligh has it all in this edition of Consumer Smart. http://www.kiiitv.com/features/consumer/22753309.html Some crooks out there are giving out false awards and scamming legitimate businesses out of their hard earn cash. Alan Bligh tells you what you should watch out for. http://www.kiiitv.com/features/consumer/20735374.html The Better Business Bureau handles their fair share of complaints, but how do you file a complaint and when can you expect resolution? The answers in this edition of Consumer Smart. http://www.kiiitv.com/features/consumer/20009609.html The digital revolution is coming, and that could mean bad news for your television if you don't have the right equipment. So how can you prevent a snowy reception without getting scammed. Alan Bligh offers some help in this edition of Consumer Smart. http://www.kiiitv.com/features/consumer/19708834.html Home is always a welcome place to be for military personnel, but sometimes that return home can be meet with unique consumer questions. Now the Better Business Bureau has set up a website to aid our servicemen and women. http://www.kiiitv.com/features/consumer/19483944.html It's the summer travel season, but bargain travelers beware, there are some too good to be true vacation offers out there. Alan Bligh investigates in this edition of Consumer Smart. http://www.kiiitv.com/features/consumer/19276149.html It may seem to good to be true, letters circulating that you are the winner of a lottery, but there is a catch - a catch that could cost you dearly. Alan Bligh has the details in this edition of Consumer Smart.