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How to lose almost $50,000 through betting on someone else to die

Sharon Brady realizes that she will never see the 16 percent annual return she was promised on her $50,000 investment. Worse, she realizes she may have lost most of her money. "This actually makes you physically ill," she says. The retired Tarrant County sheriff's deputy invested in what regulators describe as an alternative investment: life ... [ Read More ]

Bee hive removal causes neighbors to buzz angrily

Two Fort Worth neighbors are fighting about whether to bee or not to bee. A hive began growing two months ago behind the siding of the house next door to Cody Tucker's. Tucker talked to his neighbor and offered to help pay to have it removed. But the neighbor rebuffed him, saying he could handle it. The hive grew larger. The neighbor,... [ Read More ]

Free Document Destruction Leaves Watchdog Nation Founder Happy

Watchdog Nation is all about protecting yourself for free and in just seconds. That's how I try to operate my life -- free and fast. And I bet you do, too. Sometimes, though, that can clutter things up. Do you shred your documents that contain your personal information before throwing them away? I've bought three different shredders from o... [ Read More ]

Fight Back!

DAVE LIEBER is the ultimate authority on fighting back. As THE WATCHDOG columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, he knows tips, tools and strategies to help you get your way.

The consumer advocate and investigator shows you how to fight scams.

Learn how to bite back when businesses and scammers do you wrong. You will discover how to become part of the consumer-rights revolution. Save hundreds, even thousands of dollars, by learning how you can overcome the pickpockets that call themselves the electric company, the phone company, debt collectors, banks, scammers, door-to-door salesmen, identity thieves and countless other sharks who want to make you miserable.

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Awards

2009 Winner of two top awards from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. "Every city needs a Dave Lieber," one judge said. "Dave Lieber's columns quickly and easily create a sense of outrage in a reader. He writes about rip-offs, scams and jerks who take advantage of the most vulnerable people in society."


2009 Winner of Defending the Disadvantaged/First Amendment Award from the Society of Professional Journalists.


Winner of Two National Book Awards in 2009 - The Next Generation Indie Book Award for Social Change and The National Best Books Award for Social Change. The book was also named one of the top 10 consumer books of 2009.

Judges in the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Awards call Dave Lieber's Watchdog Nation "A really useful book! ... I just kept flipping from page to page, case to case; laughing and learning from the lead watchdog." A second judge: “I loved this book! It addresses, in a very clear fashion, how to stop scammers, as well as how to resolve bill disputes with AT&T, the electric company, etc. … Highly recommended.”