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Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage

Thieves using AI generated images in romance scams, how you can spot the fake people

Artificial intelligence has made looking for love online even more complicated. Crooks are using AI tools to create fake people to steal money and personal info from real people using dating apps and social media.
11 days ago
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Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage

Rent prices drop along Wasatch Front, but for how long?

After more than a decade of increases, rent prices along the Wasatch Front are dropping as Utah finally follows the national trend. But renters here shouldn’t expect it to last.
20 days ago
Russell Thomson showing how his door was installed wrong to KSL Investigators....
Matt Gephardt & Sloan Schrage

Get Gephardt helps Utah man who says he paid thousands for new doors that were installed wrong

When you're paying thousands of dollars for new doors to your home, you'd expect them to work right. But when the company refuses to fix the work, a Vernon man called Get Gephardt.
1 month ago
As Utahns know, snow days mean plenty of wrecks. But what even the most seasoned of Utah drivers mi...
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL TV

Autumn, not winter, is Utah’s most accident-prone season

As Utahns know, snow days mean plenty of wrecks. But what even the most seasoned of Utah drivers might not know: it’s not the snow days about which they should be the most concerned.
2 months ago
What to do when a business shuts down abruptly but owes you money...
Matt Gephardt & Sloan Schrage

What to do when a business shuts down abruptly but owes you money

Jeanie Ortiz bought into a subscription plan for her treatments at Innovation Aesthetics. She says the clinic withdrew $139 directly from her bank account every month like clockwork. That was until the place abruptly shut down.
2 months ago
COVID tests sent over to Catherine Thompson without her asking for them....
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL TV

Feds warn of evolving scam targeting Medicare users by sending unwanted COVID test kits

KSL Investigators have been hearing from Utahns that COVID-19 test kits are showing up in their mailboxes, out-of-the-blue.
2 months ago
The VacationBuilder sign saying they moved to remote offices....
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL TV

Utah-based tour operator files for bankruptcy: what’s next for those owed money for cancelled tours?

A Utah-based travel company abruptly canceled overseas tours of many viewers without offering refunds. Now, that company has filed for bankruptcy protection. So, what happens next?
3 months ago
A girl examines her lost tooth....
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage

Even the tooth fairy can’t escape inflation

Explore the impact of tooth fairy inflation trend on tooth values. From cents to dollars, discover predictions for the future.
3 months ago
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Matt Gephardt & Sloan Schrage

Get Gephardt: Utah woman says ticket reseller charged her $1,300 for mishap when she tried to sell her Taylor Swift tickets

Kate Nielsen was caught between StubHub and a $1.3k fine for listing Taylor Swift tickets with a typo in the date. Get Gephardt helped resolve Nielsen's sticky situation due to the fact that Taylor Swift tickets sell instantaneously.
4 months ago
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Matt Gephardt & Sloan Schrage

VPN could save you hundreds on an overseas trip

It is safe to say, travel is back. Bags are packed. Airliners are packed. Hotels are packed. By the laws of supply and demand, the travel industry does not need to compete as hard for your business, making discounts harder to come by.
4 months ago
A massive data breach that initially exposed the personal details of millions of people in Oregon a...
Matt Gephardt & Sloan Schrage

A massive, global cyberattack has reached Utah, so how can you protect your identity?

A massive data breach that initially exposed the personal details of millions of people in Oregon and Louisiana, has now reached Utah.
4 months ago
Rent prices are dropping nationwide but renters along the Wasatch Front face a different picture. (...
Matt Gephardt

Rent prices dropping nationwide but Wasatch Front renters face different picture

While rent has been slowly decreasing in Utah, compared to other parts of the country, it's still falling behind.
4 months ago
Some Amazon Prime Day deals will become more costly if not monitored....
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage

Some Amazon Prime Day deals will become more costly if not monitored

The Amazon Prime deals have been fast and furious. Sure, people have been snatching up the usual robot vacuum and tablets, but they have also saved big on binge-watching.
5 months ago
With the help of an old Sugarhouse home, an energy conservation expert, and a little math, the KSL ...
Matt Gephardt

Gephardt Busts Inflation: Saving money and energy when the temperature gets hot

With the help of an old Sugarhouse home, an energy conservation expert, and a little math, the KSL Investigators showed you how relatively small, inexpensive fixes can slash your home heating bill.
5 months ago
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Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage

Digital payments are more secure than cash, give other benefits

Horror stories of money-transfer apps have many people saying, for them, it's just not worth it. But as KSL's Matt Gephardt reports, that may be the wrong move for both savings and security.
5 months ago
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Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage

Customer says wireless company refuses to cancel plan though they’re too ill to use the phone

Cancelling a wireless service can be tough. But for a Layton woman, it got to be so tough she found it impossible. So, she decided to Get Gephardt.
5 months ago
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Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage KSL TV

Travel insurance trip ups: 3 trips. 3 claims denied. What to know before you buy 

The ABC islands of the Caribbean – Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao – have been on Michael Cowley’s radar for years. 
5 months ago
Travelers in the Salt Lake City International Airport. (KSL TV)...
Matt Gephardt

Gephardt Busts Inflation: How summer travelers are surviving the travel cost increases

Americans are struggling to travel this summer, but at the same time, we are seeing record-setting travel numbers.
6 months ago
 When you get a text message from a company, it can be hard to know if it's legitimate. (KSL TV)...
Matt Gephardt

How short code text messages can be safer than texts from regular phone numbers

When you get a text message from a company, it can be hard to know if it's legitimate.
6 months ago
Identity theft is a multi-billion dollar crime every year in the United States - it's never been mo...
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage

Get Gephardt: Utah man share ID Theft warning signs he says he missed

Identity theft is a multi-billion dollar crime every year in the United States - it's never been more rampant.
6 months ago
FILE: Jay Schmidt shows the texts between himself and a scammer....
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage

Fraudster impersonates Gov. Cox, asks for gift cards

A fraudster impersonated Gov. Cox, trying to swindle others into buying gift cards.
6 months ago
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Matt Gephardt & Sloan Schrage

Lehi man says medical clinic refuses to work with his faith-based medical cost sharing plan

Miles is the newest member of the Littledike family. His father, Ryan, says Miles’ arrival in December went almost flawlessly.
6 months ago
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Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage

Gephardt Busts Inflation: The growing phenomenon of shrinkflation leaves consumers getting less for their money

Food prices in the grocery aisles have gone up by 19.1%. That is worse enough, but here is the one-two punch: the packaging that increasingly expensive food comes in keeps shrinking.
7 months ago
KSL’S Matt Gephardt gets to work on setting up a new garden as he digs into its cost savings. (Je...
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage

Gephardt Busts Inflation: Can you save on groceries by growing your own food?

Everyone is looking for ways to stretch their budgets, especially on one of the biggest expenses for households: food. If you grow your food instead of buying it, can you save money? Matt Gephardt did some digging to find out.
7 months ago

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