Jason Stoogenke

Action 9's Jason Stoogenke wants to make sure you’re informed about tree damage.

"It’s been a roller coaster. I’ve just been trying to hold it together and it’s been so overwhelming.”

“It appears on paper, yeah, that I did. But I never received it. That’s the bad part and I don’t know how I can prove that.”

"A dream became a nightmare.”

“I was seeing quotes from up to $5,000 for this type of coverage, and she was offering $1,200. How can I say no?”

It may seem far-fetched, but the state agencies that run the programs in both North Carolina and South Carolina even acknowledge a lot of products can make you fail the test, including energy drinks, coffee, and food high in yeast.

There are hundreds of cases pending, including the ones from Gaston and Lincoln counties.

“It was really scary."

Learn what's safe, what's not, and whether best by, freeze by, sell by, and use by dates changes any of that.

The scammer used artificial intelligence to make it even more believable.