12.27.23 BEST OF: Scam Hit List / Heavy Lift: Renting A Storage Unit

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.6 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Happy Holidays! Please enjoy this Best Of episode. Clark returns January 2nd. Amount lost to only the scams reported last year: $9 Billion. Clark runs down an alarming list of current cons, and what they all have in common. Also today, Clark updates his journey renting storage, with new insights on what renters of storage units need to know. Scam-a-rama Line Up: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Renting Storage: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show People are losing more money to scammers than ever before. Here's how to keep yourself safe Blue-tick scammers target consumers who complain on X Best Buy scam alert! People are pretending to be members of the Geek Squad. How to spot it. -USA TODAY New Amazon scams are making the rounds. Here’s how to avoid them Scammers impersonate well-known companies, recruit for fake jobs on LinkedIn and other job platforms FTC Cautions Consumers on Heels of Latest Zelle Scam You got the apartment! Spot rental listing scams before you pay 7 Best Free Cloud Storage Options in 2023 - Clark.com What Is a Solid-State Drive (SSD)? How To Buy Term Life Insurance in 7 Easy Steps Is There a Limit to Americans’ Self-Storage Addiction? Billions of Dollars Say Nope Clark Deals - The best laptop deals available now Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.0	Hope you're having a great holiday week. I am off on Adventures so this is a Best of Edition of the Clark Howard Podcast.
0:36.6	I hope you enjoy it and that you have an enjoyable holiday week. Holiday Week. It's great to have you here on the Clark Howard show.
0:49.2	Our missions to serve you and empower you. So you make better financial decisions in your life.
0:55.6	One of our main goals on this show is to help you avoid rip-offs.
1:00.6	Well, there's no shortage of scams out there today. I'm going to share
1:05.1	some with you straight ahead. And I also have an update, something I talked about
1:11.2	with you a good while ago.
1:14.0	I guess two and a half years ago.
1:16.0	I rented a storage unit when we downsized
1:20.0	from our house to a condo.
1:23.0	And I want to tell you my journey
1:26.0	with the storage unit
1:28.0	and things you should know
1:30.0	to protect your own wallet
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