Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Stay away from this woman!!!!!

Bobbi Ann Finley is the focus of our latest In Your Corner investigation...the woman some are branding the military mistress. Her victims say for nearly two decades she's been stalking, marrying, and cheating military men from all over the country...

Know military installations where Bobbi has targeted servicemen (Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine Corp. bases)...California, Wyoming, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia.

here's some useful websites we utilized to gather additional info. on Finley...
http://www.publicdata.com/
http://www.countywarrants.com/

Finley has personal profiles on myspace and facebook…and other dating websites…
She's accused of stealing social security numbers…one soldier alleges she tried to get a car loan in Oklahoma by using his name…while he was stationed in Iraq…

Click on the information below for photos of Bobbi Ann Finley and her many aliases...(she allegedly takes on the last name of her former victims.) If you have any information about her whereabouts...contact us at NewsChannel 4...405.478.6395...we'll put you in touch with military investigators...you can also email me at scott.hines@kfor.com









Tuesday, May 11, 2010

When tragedy strikes...the scam artists will come out to play...

Man oh man...did mother nature pack a nasty punch yesterday...I couldn't take my eyes off our continuous live coverage...the family who was rescued from their their garage storm shelter...the van that was tossed around like a rag doll...props to our storm crews and production peeps for keeping us all 4warned...the threat of severe weather is far from over...we're expected unfavorable conditions throughout the week...make sure to stay tuned to NewsChannel 4 for the latest weather updates...you can follow me on twitter @newscowboy and @inyourcorner...I was a tweeting machine yesterday during all of the chaos...one day later...three people are dead including a mother of two...other familes across the state saw their homes destroyed...damaged...now forced to rebuild their lives and homes...but before you go hiring the first guy who knocks on your front door...listen up!

State Attorney General Drew Edmondson offers these tips before you choose a contractor or repairman...
• Ask people you trust for referrals
• Whenever possible, deal with local firms with roots in the community
• Check out the repairman with the attorney general’s Consumer Protection Unit and the
Better Business Bureau
• Ask for customer references
• Get written estimates from several firms
• Don’t do business without a written contract
• Get all guarantees, warranties and promises in writing
• Agree on start and completion dates and have them written into the contract

Also...you should also be wary of repairmen and contractors who:
• Solicit door-to-door
• Offer discounts for finding other customers
• “Just happen to have” materials left over from a previous job
• Accept only cash payments
• Pressure you for an immediate decision
• Ask you to pay for the entire job up-front

One more thing...be careful when giving to those in need...
Edmondson offers a charitable giving guide...“Give to the Needy, Not the Greedy” guide...tips for giving and questions to ask solicitors. The guide is available at www.oag.ok.gov.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Don't be fooled by the Yellow...

((Disclaimer...I want to start out this post saying Regional Yellow Pages Online is in now way affiliated with Yellowpages.com or yp.com))

Regional Yellow Pages Online...which is based out of Uniondale, New York...is accused of targeting small to medium sized companies...the complaints allege a sales rep with Regional Yellow Pages Online will call up an employee at the local business (typically the receptionist/office manager...etc.)...and will ask that person a series of 'yes and no' questions...i.e. Do you work at Stoneridge Animal Hospital? Yes or No?...Is the correct address on South Kelly in Edmond? Yes or No? Most of the answers will typically end in Yes. What the employee on the phone doesn't realize (or in some cases maybe they do)...is that the sales rep is recording their conversation all along.

A local business owner says he recently got a call from a sales rep with Regional Yellow Pages Online...the sales rep was trying to collect on an invoice for an online ad the owner never placed...the sales rep insisted it was the business' office manager who gave them the authorization to run the ad....he even claimed to have an audio recording of the conversation with the office manager where she gave her authorization for the business deal...
i.e...Sales Rep says: "So you authorize us to run an ad for Stoneridge Animal Hospital (or the company name) and bill you in the amount of X dollars".
Employee with Stoneridge answers: "Yes"....even though that "Yes" answer was meant for another question. Do I have you confused yet???:) Anyway...check out the complaints I found online...all similar in nature...

On it's website...the Better Business Bureau advises business owners to warn employees about such calls...to make sure that they understand the wishes of the business owner concerning renewal of any online listing. If you have an unresolved issue concerning an unauthorized invoice, file a formal complaint at: www.bbb.org as well as with your state Attorney General’s Office and FTC at: www.ftc.gov If the invoice was unauthorized, dispute it. You are under no obligation to pay it...especially since it's not in writing.

The company's Better Business Bureau report...
http://www.bbb.org/new-york-city/business-reviews/advertising-directory-and-guide/regional-yellow-pages-online-in-uniondale-ny-103949/

Rip off website highlighting complaint after complaint...
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/regional-yellow-pages-online-c254007.html