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Tom welcomes consumer advocate Herb Weisbaum (ConsumerMan) to talk through the rising headaches of modern travel and everyday scams. Herb shares a recent Delta Airlines ordeal where he was nearly stranded overseas because he didn’t have the exact credit card used to purchase his ticket months earlier — a policy he and others say is poorly disclosed and inconsistently enforced. The conversation expands to robocall loan scams, fake toll violation texts, and AI-boosted fraud that’s becoming harder to spot. Herb offers practical steps on how to avoid getting trapped, plus early holiday shopping advice as tariffs and supply issues push prices up. A lively, useful consumer-protection episode.

0:10 Tom introduces Herb Weisbaum and today’s consumer-focused discussion

1:14 Tom’s Heathrow airline mess and why travelers feel powerless

2:08 Herb’s far worse Delta experience: denied boarding without original credit card

3:44 Calling a neighbor at 3am to photograph the card and save the trip

5:13 Delta’s justification: “We’re protecting you from fraud”

6:20 Why airlines can mistreat travelers and get away with it

7:04 U.S. vs. EU passenger rights and compensation differences

8:32 Text scams: fake unpaid toll notices are surging

9:46 The new wave of “pre-approved loan” robocall scams

10:48 AI makes scam messages grammatically perfect and harder to detect

11:04 Slow down, don’t engage, verify before responding

12:20 Let unknown calls go to voicemail to avoid social pressure

14:07 Holiday shopping preview: tariffs, supply constraints, scarcity in decor and toys

15:55 Black Friday all season long—price tracking and refund requests

16:27 Brief detour into kid gifts, backpacks, and questionable plush monsters

17:21 Checkbook.org and ConsumerMan resources for unbiased help

18:17 Herb’s love of model trains and signing off

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Manage episode 518765812 series 31291
Content provided by Don McDonald. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Don McDonald or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Tom welcomes consumer advocate Herb Weisbaum (ConsumerMan) to talk through the rising headaches of modern travel and everyday scams. Herb shares a recent Delta Airlines ordeal where he was nearly stranded overseas because he didn’t have the exact credit card used to purchase his ticket months earlier — a policy he and others say is poorly disclosed and inconsistently enforced. The conversation expands to robocall loan scams, fake toll violation texts, and AI-boosted fraud that’s becoming harder to spot. Herb offers practical steps on how to avoid getting trapped, plus early holiday shopping advice as tariffs and supply issues push prices up. A lively, useful consumer-protection episode.

0:10 Tom introduces Herb Weisbaum and today’s consumer-focused discussion

1:14 Tom’s Heathrow airline mess and why travelers feel powerless

2:08 Herb’s far worse Delta experience: denied boarding without original credit card

3:44 Calling a neighbor at 3am to photograph the card and save the trip

5:13 Delta’s justification: “We’re protecting you from fraud”

6:20 Why airlines can mistreat travelers and get away with it

7:04 U.S. vs. EU passenger rights and compensation differences

8:32 Text scams: fake unpaid toll notices are surging

9:46 The new wave of “pre-approved loan” robocall scams

10:48 AI makes scam messages grammatically perfect and harder to detect

11:04 Slow down, don’t engage, verify before responding

12:20 Let unknown calls go to voicemail to avoid social pressure

14:07 Holiday shopping preview: tariffs, supply constraints, scarcity in decor and toys

15:55 Black Friday all season long—price tracking and refund requests

16:27 Brief detour into kid gifts, backpacks, and questionable plush monsters

17:21 Checkbook.org and ConsumerMan resources for unbiased help

18:17 Herb’s love of model trains and signing off

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