Emily Hanford-Ostmann
National Consumer Producer at E. W. Scripps Company
Producer at E. W. Scripps Company
@ScrippsNews producer; Consumer & financial reports with @JohnMatarese; Cincy based; @OhioU grad 💚; Send story ideas to [email protected]
Articles
-
6 days ago |
abcactionnews.com | John Matarese |Emily Hanford-Ostmann
An extra trip to the grocery store to stock up on common staples may be worth the time and money. That’s because some staples, made outside the U.S., could be going up in price in the coming months. And since pantry items typically have a longer shelf life, they could be worth buying now. The savings site The Krazy Coupon Lady helped identify nine smart grocery buys to help consumers tariff-proof their pantries.
-
1 week ago |
abcactionnews.com | John Matarese |Emily Hanford-Ostmann
If you're worried about possible tariff-related price hikes on mattresses and appliances, or a gift for mom, the good news is the month of May is packed with deals, starting with everything you need for your garden. Chris McKeown, owner of Bloomin Garden Centre & Landscaping, said May is the best month to buy colorful plants and flowers for your yard. "It's a great time to buy," he said, "you really can't go wrong."McKeown said garden centers are stocked and competing for your dollar.
-
1 week ago |
denver7.com | Emily Hanford-Ostmann |Stephanie Liebergen
What started as unauthorized Netflix charges ended up costing Jana Flick nearly $17,000 — about half her family's savings. After searching for a Netflix customer service phone number online, someone who turned out to be a fake representative told her to downland an app, and transfer the money to a bitcoin wallet, which she thought she owned. "I should have known. I should have saw something coming because you hear about these stories, and just thought it could never happen to me," she said.
-
1 week ago |
tmj4.com | Emily Hanford-Ostmann |Stephanie Liebergen |Tony Aria
What started as unauthorized Netflix charges ended up costing Jana Flick nearly $17,000 — about half her family's savings. "I just felt devastated," Flick said. After searching for a Netflix customer service phone number online, someone who turned out to be a fake representative told her to downland an app, and transfer the money to a bitcoin wallet, which she thought she owned. "I should have known.
-
2 weeks ago |
wcpo.com | John Matarese |Emily Hanford-Ostmann
Homebuyer Toni Powell was in the final stages of closing on a home when she said she fell victim to a wire fraud scheme that cost her thousands of dollars. It started with an email claiming to be from her title company. “It was two people acting as my title company and my realtor,” Powell said. The emailed message, which even included her title agent's photo, instructed Powell to “please wire $7,542.47 before noon” that day. “They knew where I was moving to,” she said.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 833
- Tweets
- 2K
- DMs Open
- No
The @KrazyCouponLady helped identify nine smart grocery buys to help consumers tariff-proof their pantries. Since pantry items typically have a longer shelf life, they could be worth buying now @scrippsnews @JohnMatarese https://t.co/8Ok6YskbcS
Experts with @ConsumerReports tell us deals are currently on par with Presidents Day prices and last year's sale prices. https://t.co/NT9m9sppFf
The @bbb_us finds identity theft or information theft are part of nearly every other scam. "Most scams start as imposter scams, but the way they get there is through identity theft," ~ The BBB's Melanie McGovern @scrippsnews https://t.co/otGgR8XEfG