Randy Mac

There’s a psychology to shopping deals, and Cyber Monday was created for the thrifty nerd in all of us. Here are the deals you can expect. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021.

COVID-19 has impacted the supply chain. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021.

Some of these services are difficult, if not impossible, to cancel. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.

Here’s what could make you a likely target and tips on how to protect yourself. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021.

You likely often receive scam texts, emails or phone calls from fraudsters trying to steal your money using their latest scheme. In fact, consumers are losing billions of dollars to scams every year. But now there’s some insight into why people fall for scams.

Have a backup plan in place in case your flight is canceled. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.

Popular apps and websites, such as Facebook and Amazon, that many of us use all the time, are gathering a lot of information about us, and even sharing it with others.

Randy Mac explains on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021.

An LA man said he didn’t get what he paid for. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021.

He says he doesn’t see oil in California’s future. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.

A woman says she is suing Amazon, saying the company should do more to warn its customers about the scam. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.

The I-Team often warns you about scams involving Amazon, where a scammer tricks you into believing they’re reaching out on behalf of the company. The scams vary, but the result is always the same: the consumer is duped out of hundreds or thousands of dollars. And now one consumer is suing Amazon, saying the retail giants should be taking action...

A few months ago the state finally stepped in to help struggling landlords, reimbursing them for rent their tenants hadn’t paid, due to the pandemic. Yet there are still some landlords who haven’t recovered any money. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021.

California’s department of insurance said three major insurance companies in the state have been overcharging customers for auto insurance during the COVID-19 crisis. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021.

Fitness enthusiasts are working out in gyms – even with LA County’s mask mandate in place, which requires them to wear a mask while working out. But one gym goer says his gym isn’t following the mask protocol and when he called them on it, they punished him for it. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News on Monday, Oct....

An online scam is using the Venmo logo as bait on social media, using the digital content and payment features we utilize every day as their way into your wallet.

The Better Business Bureau is warning against another online scam using social media to target victims. The logo of a popular mobile payment app as the bait. Randy Mac reports for NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Sept. 13, 2021.

Back in February, our I-Team started reporting on the surprise awaiting many drivers when starting their cars. A loud noise and the realization that thieves managed to steal a critical part of the car’s underbelly, the catalytic converter. Randy Mac reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on August 20, 2021.

More than 8,000 Californians have reported having their catalytic converter stolen in the first five months of 2021, according to police and auto insurance data analyzed by BeenVerified. That’s a 33-percent increase for 2020 and a whopping 380-percent increase over 2019, when only 1,254 thefts were reported.

The I-Team investigates the hidden charges that some delivery apps are keeping under wraps. Randy Mac reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on July 30, 2021.