Watchdog Nation founder Dave Lieber says, “When I listened to the tape of the fast-talking telephone solicitor trying to sell the elderly man magazine subscriptions that turned out to cost $1,500 for five years, I realized that ‘fast-talking’ doesn’t begin to explain it. This salesman talked so fast that I listened to the recording of the phone call six times, and I still don’t know what he said.”
LifeLock was too good to be true. According to a settlement with 35 states and the Federal Trade Commission, the company “unlawfully exaggerated” its strengths when it comes to protecting its customers. In other words, it promised to do things it doesn’t actually do.
Long before he created WatchdogNation.com to help Americans protect themselves and their families from wrongdoers, Dave Lieber co-founded one of North Texas’ most successful children’s charities. SummerSanta.org is all-volunteer with no paid staff or physical office. Overhead is minimal, so almost every penny donated goes to fund the many programs that help several thousand children in need each year. WatchdogNation.com is proud to sponsor the March 26 old-fashioned pancake supper because …
Does it make sense to you that an electric company that provides power for a good portion of Texas can’t bother to place information on its Web site about power outages? That immediate information would benefit residential and business owners and help the news media do its job. But nooooo.
A man is worried about his dog’s treats. A woman frets over her new dinnerware. The problem? Because of safety concerns, they fear the label, “Made in China.”
