Liz Pulliam Weston: How to find the catch in any deal  The
Basics  4 ways to find the catch in any deal  With a little
insight into the strategies behind store come-ons and consumer
scams, you can protect yourself from being played for a sucker.
By Liz Pulliam Weston MSN Money  Most advice about how to avoid
specific scams, hidden fees and other "gotchas" has a flaw: It's
often out of date as soon as it's given.  Scam artists and
consumer-gouging companies are just too creative, regularly
coming up with brand-new ways to get you, notes MSNBC columnist
Bob Sullivan, the author of "Stop Getting Ripped Off: Why
Consumers Get Screwed, and How You Can Always Get a Fair Deal."
So Bob and I decided that instead of giving you more advice,
we'd teach you how to think about any given deal, so you can
find the catch and decide whether you want to proceed.  Because
if there's a deal, there's always a catch. Sometimes the catches
are small and manageable. Other times, they're so big they
negate the deal entirely -- and