<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Investigative Guy John Mattes - Reports &#38; Scams</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.investigativeguy.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.investigativeguy.com</link>
	<description>Investigations &#38; Stories - Public Option, Big Company Scams, Corporate Theives &#38; More!</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:23:25 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>DOLLAR RENT A CAR TRICKS CONSUMERS WITH INSURANCE SCAM</title>
		<link>http://www.investigativeguy.com/dollar-rent-a-car-tricks-consumers-with-insurance-scam/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investigativeguy.com/dollar-rent-a-car-tricks-consumers-with-insurance-scam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmattes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Don't Be a Sucker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto rental companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car rental add on fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car rental hidden fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car rental insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car rental scam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car rental scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car rentals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dollar car rentals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dollar insurance scam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dollar rent a car]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dollar rent a car insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dollar rentals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[http://www.investigativeguy.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigativeguy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Mattes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rental car scams]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.investigativeguy.com/?p=1046</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dollar Rent a Car has a new scheme to scam consumers. Dollar employees trick consumers into signing up for optional insurance even after consumers say they don’t want the extra insurance. 
The scheme operates like this: Dollar does a high-pressure sell of their insurance without disclosing that most credit card companies, and most personal car [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.investigativeguy.com/dollar-rent-a-car-tricks-consumers-with-insurance-scam/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>APPLE FINED  FOR MISLEADING CONSUMERS IN ITALY</title>
		<link>http://www.investigativeguy.com/apple-care-rotten-in-italy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investigativeguy.com/apple-care-rotten-in-italy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 02:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmattes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Don't Be a Sucker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Clown Car]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[$1.2 million dollar fine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apple care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apple corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apple fined]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apple misleads consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apple warranty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer scam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extended warranty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigative guy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[italian consumer protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[italian consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Mattes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.investigativeguy.com/?p=1017</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Apple  just got busted in Italy for selling bogus extended warranties to cover Apple products.The scheme was simple.  Apple sold “Apple Care” extended warranties  to cover Apple products for one year past their traditional one year warranty.The problem was, though, that Apple failed to tell consumers that products in Italy are [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.investigativeguy.com/apple-care-rotten-in-italy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Consumers Take on Delta Over Delayed bags</title>
		<link>http://www.investigativeguy.com/baggage-claim-hell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investigativeguy.com/baggage-claim-hell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmattes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Don't Be a Sucker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baggage claim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[delayed bags]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[delta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[delta airlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[http://www.investigativeguy.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigativeguy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Mattes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lost bags]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lost luggage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travelers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tsa]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.investigativeguy.com/?p=711</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE DEC 7 2011 Consumers now take Delta to court over delayed bags
If you ever travel you know the hell of finding your luggage lost or delayed . What you didn’t know was that the airlines have been not being honest with travelers about their rights when  their bags are delayed .The contract of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.investigativeguy.com/baggage-claim-hell/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>JUDGE  REJECTS GOVT. &#8220;SWEETHEART&#8221; SETTLEMENT  WITH CITIGROUP, OVER ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD.   Judge rules deal not in the public interest.</title>
		<link>http://www.investigativeguy.com/judge-challenges-sec-sell-out-to-citigroup/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investigativeguy.com/judge-challenges-sec-sell-out-to-citigroup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmattes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Don't Be a Sucker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bank failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bank fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banking crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cdo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[citibank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[citibank deal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[citibank settlement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[citigroup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial scandal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigative guy reporter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigativeguy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jed rakoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Mattes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judge jed rakoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[judge rakoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage backed securities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OWS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sec settlement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[securities and exchange commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wall street deal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wallstreet]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.investigativeguy.com/?p=979</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a stunning move, U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff rejected a sweetheart deal between the SEC and Citigroup that would have ended a massive investigation of allegations of fraud by Citigroup in the sale of mortgage-backed securities. The judge ordered the parties to prepare for trial. As we noted earlier (see below article) the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.investigativeguy.com/judge-challenges-sec-sell-out-to-citigroup/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>BANKERS WANT  ANOTHER BAILOUT FROM HOMEOWNERS</title>
		<link>http://www.investigativeguy.com/bankers-want-another-bailout-from-homeowners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investigativeguy.com/bankers-want-another-bailout-from-homeowners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmattes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Don't Be a Sucker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[401ks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bailout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bank bailout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bankers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banking crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facing foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home equity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeowners default]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeowners underwater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigative guy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rep graves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sen johnny isakson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategic defaults]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walk away]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wall street bailout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wall street.]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.investigativeguy.com/?p=956</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Homeowners  Asked To Bail Out Banks With Their  401Ks
It&#8217;s hard to believe anyone would propose yet another bank bailout, but Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga) and Representative Tom Graves (R-Ga)  have just such a plan. They propose that Americans be allowed to withdraw from their 401K accounts without penalty to make mortgage payments to banks.Now on [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.investigativeguy.com/bankers-want-another-bailout-from-homeowners/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cantaloupe Kills, Congress Does Nothing&#8230; Costco Steps in to Save Consumers</title>
		<link>http://www.investigativeguy.com/cantaloupe-kills-congress-does-nothing-costco-steps-in-to-save-consumers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investigativeguy.com/cantaloupe-kills-congress-does-nothing-costco-steps-in-to-save-consumers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Clown Car]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[costco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigative guy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unsafe food]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.investigativeguy.com/?p=951</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The deaths from listeria linked to cantaloupes now have risen to 13 and meanwhile Congress does nothing about food safety. Where are the hearings, where is the outrage that Americans are being poisoned? Yes, poisoned by cantaloupes, not once but 19 times since 1984 according to federal officials.
Yet not a word from the White House [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.investigativeguy.com/cantaloupe-kills-congress-does-nothing-costco-steps-in-to-save-consumers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Merchants Pile on Extra Credit Card Fees and Restrictions</title>
		<link>http://www.investigativeguy.com/merchants-pile-on-extra-credit-card-fees-andrestrictions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investigativeguy.com/merchants-pile-on-extra-credit-card-fees-andrestrictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Don't Be a Sucker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer scam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[convenience fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[convenience fees illegal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit card fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigative guy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Mattes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minimum purchases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scams]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.investigativeguy.com/?p=941</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you tried to use a credit card in a mini-mart recently?  As if  the hidden fees that go with credit cards weren’t bad enough, now add the insult of  being charged a “convenience fee” for simply using them. Convenience fees? Really?
A convenience fee is an additional charge that some merchants try [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.investigativeguy.com/merchants-pile-on-extra-credit-card-fees-andrestrictions/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Recession Cards Say it ALL</title>
		<link>http://www.investigativeguy.com/recession-cards-say-it-all/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investigativeguy.com/recession-cards-say-it-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elizabeth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Clown Car]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosure cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greeting cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigative guy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Mattes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[out of job]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[out of job cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession cards]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.investigativeguy.com/?p=929</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
While politicians try to convince Americans the recession is over, the greeting card industry knows different. Quietly recession sections have popped up in greeting card displays around the country. No longer are there just sections for birthdays and anniversaries, now you can find “Recession” cards right next to the “Out of a Job” section. Yes, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.investigativeguy.com/recession-cards-say-it-all/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Walmart Short Changes California Consumers</title>
		<link>http://www.investigativeguy.com/walmart-short-changes-california-consumers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investigativeguy.com/walmart-short-changes-california-consumers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmattes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Clown Car]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[california sales tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[http://www.investigativeguy.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigative guy reporter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigativeguy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Mattes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john mattes reporter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[refunds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shortchange consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walmart]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.investigativeguy.com/?p=876</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  Walmart is now shortchanging thousands of consumers in California when they return merchandise. Here is how the scheme operates. Consumers who bought an item prior to July 1, 2011 were charged the price of them item plus sales tax which might in some areas be as high as 8.50%.  On July 1, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.investigativeguy.com/walmart-short-changes-california-consumers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mass Joinder Lawsuit Attorney Offices  Raided</title>
		<link>http://www.investigativeguy.com/mass-joinder-lawsuit-schemes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investigativeguy.com/mass-joinder-lawsuit-schemes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmattes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Clown Car]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bar association raids Phil Kramer office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California State Bar Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeowners underwater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[http://www.investigativeguy.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investigative guy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Mattes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john mattes reporter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kramer and kaslow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kramer and Kaslow raided]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law office  raids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mass joinder law offices busted]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mass joinder lawsuit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mass joinder lawsuit offices raided]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mass joinder scam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mass Joinder scammers busted]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mass joinder scheme busted]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitchell Stein office raided]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage modification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phil kramer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phil Kramer law office raid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[save your home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scams.John Mattes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stop your foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sue your bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sue your lender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[up front fee]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.investigativeguy.com/?p=855</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE
The California State Bar Association has  raided the offices of Kramer and Kaslow seizing records of their so called mass joinder suit. When you call the main number of the law firm at 818-224-3900 you get a recording from the state bar.It is never a good sign when you call  a law office [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.investigativeguy.com/mass-joinder-lawsuit-schemes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

