Jeff Deal is a Consumer Investigative Reporter at Action 9. He focuses on consumer interest and rights, particularly in the realms of construction and real estate. Jeff's work has been featured in Yahoo News, WFTV, and WSOC-TV Eyewitness News.
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Jeff Deal's reporting focuses on local consumer protection issues, scams, financial fraud, and homeownership problems in the Orlando area and Florida. His coverage includes breaking news and evolving stories related to personal finance, family & relationships, weather events, and crime.
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A 3-year-old Osceola County boy is recovering at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando after he was shot in the chest.
Jeff Deal Fri, April 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM GMT+2
Action 9 has a warning about home foreclosure scams designed to steal your money and maybe even your home.Joe Ingoglia told Action 9 Consumer Investigator Jeff Deal, “It was pretty concerning It was like, ‘Where did this come from? Who’s the company?’”Ingoglia said that after he received a letter in the mail telling him and his wife their home had been foreclosed on and sold right out from under them. It turned out not to be true, but the letter appears to be part of a nationwide scam.
Would-be homebuyers looking to get a great deal claim an online auction site is collecting large deposits then holding the money for months even after the company promised a refund.“A lot of people are very frustrated,” said Brij Gakhar of Winter Springs.The website Federa claims to handle online auctions, many of them on foreclosure properties. To bid you have put deposits down. Often the required deposits are $10,000 or more.
By: Jeff Deal
Early this year, the Better Business Bureau started to see an uptick in complaints against them.
At the time Knight Fence was ‘F’ rated by the Better Business Bureau with other complaints about him taking money
A local man claims he felt pressured into spending thousands of dollars for an extended warranty on his truck, then ran into all kinds of problems when he tried to cancel it. Even though he believes h...
Beware of 4th of July scams! Scammers exploit the holiday. Learn to avoid these shady actors and protect yourself from ripoffs.
An Orlando man turned to Action 9 after getting a what he thought was a suspicious letter in the mail letting him know he owes money for an accidental death and dismemberment insurance policy. The problem is he didn’t remember ever signing up for that kind of insurance and he wasn’t about to send the company any money. In fact, he initially thought someone was trying to trick him into handing over banking and credit card information. Action 9 Consumer Investigator looked into it and found the letter is from a real company
By: Jeff Deal
It takes only seconds on an iPad for a contractor or medical provider to sign you up to pay the bill using a finance company called Momnt.
