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Latest investment scam: Stealing money by telephone


"If you are not sure that the person on the other end of the line is a legitimate representative of your firm, quickly end the call and get in touch with your firm's Customer Service center using the contact information on your account statements or ...

Use a card, lose your privacy?


To speak with a Customer Service rep, you're prompted at the end of the recording to press 7. Both times I did so, the call was immediately disconnected. The letter to card recipients includes an address in Overland Park, Kan. The address is that of a ...

Freeway fire could bring a new round of Carmageddon


The CHP is combing through the hundreds of 911 calls received Saturday morning at the call center that handles freeway emergencies, Hammond said, in hopes that those specific to this accident will provide a clue to the cause. [email protected].

LA Fire Department is asked to broaden its tech reach


An array of costly upgrades are underway at the LAFD, including the installation of GPS devices on rescue vehicles, the replacement of its 911 call center's faulty dispatch database — which officials said crashed for more than an hour Friday — and ...

Pepsi Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show


[USA Today]. During the show, she seemed to smoothly make four wardrobe changes, wearing outfits designed by Los Angeles-based Jeremy Scott of Moschino, starting with a flame-emblazoned minidress and ending with a star-spangled column gown.

Los Angeles Times Lays Off At Least 11 Employees (EXCLUSIVE)


The Los Angeles Times has laid off at least 11 employees Friday as it seeks to reduce head count in advance of a potential sale. A letter from editor Davan Maharaj and managing editor Marc Duvoisin was just issued to the newsroom confirming a “modest” ...

Airline satisfaction: below post office, above subscription TV


Not surprisingly, airline travelers are most turned off by crowded seating, extra fees and poor Customer Service, according to the report. Low-cost carriers JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines led the industry with scores of 83 and 81, respectively ...

When caller ID gets spoofed


For example, instead of the name of a company or an 800 number, your caller ID screen might say "Customer Service" or show what looks like a non-commercial number. The goal of spoofing is to fool people into picking up the phone, as well as to get ...

A longer day in court


L.A. County Superior Court used to have a traffic call center offering operator assistance, but that was eliminated in an earlier round of budget cuts. Under Wesley's cost-cutting plan, several case types, such as small claims and personal injury ...

Health insurance: Can it be made simple?


It's up to state lawmakers and the Brown administration to make sure that counties and Covered California, the state's new insurance-buying exchange, can provide hassle-free Customer Service. June 07, 2013|By The Times editorial board. Peter Lee ...

5% rate hike OKd for Southern California Gas customers


... Network, however, accused the commissioners of conducting "fill-in-the-blanks" decision-making and not providing justification for some items, including $10.4 million for gas distribution, $7.4 million for engineering and $3.2 million for customer ...

AuthorHouse Hosts Free Indie Book Signings at 2013 “Los Angeles Times ...


Committed to providing the highest level of Customer Service, AuthorHouse assigns each author personal publishing and marketing consultants who provide guidance throughout the process. Headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, AuthorHouse will ...

Report: Banks aren't complying with mortgage settlement terms


... California Reinvestment Coalition, also found that providers of mortgage Customer Service are violating consumer-protection provisions in the California Homeowner Bill of Rights, the package of foreclosure-prevention laws sponsored last year by ...

Regulators roll out streamlined mortgage modification program


They pay mortgage customer-service providers to collect payments, handle foreclosures and work to modify loans for troubled borrowers. Consumer advocates and housing counselors said the program would help address some frequently heard complaints ...

Audit faults Freddie Mac's oversight of mortgage servicers


At least eight big providers of mortgage Customer Service have failed to properly track and resolve serious complaints about servicing fraud, according to an audit of Freddie Mac, the home finance giant that has been propped up by the government since ...

Culture Monster


In 'Pigs and Chickens,' the IT department needs a help desk of its own · "Pigs and Chickens". Peter Carrier. Andy Shephard, Poonam Basu, Sharon Freedman, Anil Margsahayam, Christopher Reiling and Lizzie Peet as the staff of a tech start-up in "Pigs and ...

LA Times publishes photos of US soldiers posing with dead Afghans


New 12,400-mile road proposed linking UK to USA · Mocking fat people 'should be illegal and treated like ... This man's noble response to Tesco Customer Service makes us incredibly proud to be British · Mocking fat people 'should be illegal and treated ...

Caption Suge Knight charged with murder, attempted murder


Former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight has been charged with murder and attempted murder after he allegedly ran over two people in Compton last week, killing one, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney. Former rap mogul Marion "Suge" ...

Los Angeles Times' online paywall shrinks print version


Longtime subscribers will be interested to note that if they pay more than $2.99 a week, which most if not all do, it's time to call Customer Service and get the rate in line with the latest offers for print-only and digital-only program members.

Univision telenovelas with a twist: English subtitles


Beginning next week, the Spanish-language media giant will begin offering closed captioned English-language subtitles for its prime-time telenovelas, or soap operas. The move, announced Tuesday at the National Assn. of Television Program Executives ...

TECHNOLOGY NEWS


Elon Musk wowed the world with the introduction of a new Tesla Semi heavy-duty truck Thursday night, as well as a sexy new $200,000 Roadster sports car that goes from zero to 60 mph in an unheard-of 1.9 seconds. The Roadster was a surprise, intended, ...

Los Angeles Times Names New Execs to Help Bolster Ad Revenue


The Los Angeles Times Media Group has appointed a series of new vice presidents whose goal will be to “boost advertising and other revenue from digital and emerging media,” the newspaper announced today. “The competitive landscape is evolving faster ...

Gymnastics coach accused of sexual abuse resigns


Photo: A 1988 photo of John Peters, an Orange County gymnastics coach accused of An Orange County gymnastics coach who led the U.S. team to eight Olympic gold medals in 1984 has resigned from USA Gymnastics and his training club after allegations ...

FBI investigating allegations of celebrity phone hacking


The FBI is investigating allegations of phone hacking of multiple Hollywood celebrities amid reports that the cellphone accounts of Scarlett Johansson and perhaps others had been breached. A flurry of reports that young celebrities were being ...

Francesco Quinn mourned by family, friends


Friends and family on Monday were mourning actor Francesco Quinn, 48, who died after suffering a suspected heart attack near his Malibu home. One of 13 children of Academy Award-winner Anthony Quinn, Francesco and his son Max, 9, were running ...

Veteran 'LA Times' Reporters Laid Off


The Los Angeles Times laid off another round of employees yesterday, including several of the newspaper's veteran reporters. Nancy Sullivan, a spokeswoman for the newspaper, said there were a small number of layoffs because of the economic downturn.

Pulitzer-Preis an «Los Angeles Times» für Skandal-Aufdeckung


Die «Los Angeles Times» wird in diesem Jahr mit dem prestigeträchtigen Pulitzer-Preis ausgezeichnet. Die Redaktoren erhielten den wohl bekanntesten Journalistenpreis der Welt in der Königskategorie «Dienst an der Öffentlichkeit» für die Aufdeckung ...

Aerospace Corp. Eyes Bigger Commercial Role [Los Angeles Times]


According to the Los Angeles Times, the Aerospace Corp., the federally funded research and development center that provides technical support to Pentagon ...

The modern Greek cuisine in “Los Angeles Times”


While the home-cooked Greek food does not usually exists in the Greek restaurants in the USA, the taverna's food in Greece is enough to attract tourists in Athens. The reportage is accompanied by three Greek recipes and a photo from the restaurant's ...

Los Angeles Times Michael Hiltzik column: Corporate power grabs on the ...


PG&E's reputation for Customer Service and its compliance record on regulatory directives are unremittingly foul -- so much so that the Public Utilities ...

Los Angeles Times Michael Hiltzik column: Can we trust telecom firms on net ...


... talk about needing to be rid of regulation so they can foster "better Customer Service," they're really talking about safeguarding their income. ...

From the staff of the Los Angeles Times and…


"I came because no one around me felt my pain," said Bryant, a Customer Service representative who lives in Inglewood. "I said, 'You know what -- those ...

LOS ANGELES TIMES


And customers who have a relationship with a particular Customer Service manager may find themselves at the mercy of one who is less attuned to their interests, experts note. The price of fuel on Long Island has hit record highs. How are you coping? 1. ...

From the Los Angeles Times


The Customer Service representative has a powerful reason why he wants to be considered an illegal immigrant. It would make him eligible for the amnesty ...

Los Angeles Times Examines Increased Number of Physician Rating ...


According to the Times , patients and operators maintain that Web sites will prompt physicians to improve Customer Service as the "tradition of doctors ...

Mexico reconquers California? Absolut drinks to that!


... and then it was mostly Run by White Dudes from Spain, or Spanish descent! So you see, it was Spaniards who Trie...See More. Like · Reply · 1 · Apr 8, 2014 10:13pm · Juani Rabellino ·. Customer Service Advisor at First Data. Go read a history book ...

Anna Jeffrey / For The Times


Roy Chavez, a former mayor of Superior, Ariz., and a miner himself, says Resolution Copper's method of extraction is harmful to the environment. A company spokesman insists it is eco-friendly. Roy Chavez, a former mayor of Superior, Ariz., and a miner ...

Lisa Mascaro and Kathleen Hennessey


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