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03/08/2013
Consumers aren’t the only victims of fraud. Every year, thousands of small businesses are targets of fraudulent or deceptive sales practices. Protect your business from scams by learning what to look out for.
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01/09/2013
The Better Business Bureau investigates thousands of scams every year, and this past year launched two websites to help consumers figure out which offers are real and which ones are possibly frauds.
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10/09/2012
Arlington, VA – October 9, 2012 – Better Business Bureau and Western Union today launched BBB Scam Stopper, an education campaign to help consumers in the United States and Canada avoid common scams that con artists use to commit consumer fraud.
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07/02/2012
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning consumers to be on the lookout for scams related to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld the Affordable Care Act.
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12/20/2011
The death of North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il had inspired spammers to take advantage of people’s natural curiosity, Fox News reports. The news network even suggests the North Korea government might be trying to profit from the demise of the “Dear Leader.”
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12/20/2011
BBBs around the country are hearing from consumers who are called by scammers trying to trick them into divulging their credit card information by posing as hotel employees. The Memphis BBB shared this warning for holiday travelers.
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12/01/2011
Some homeowners who are “under water” with their mortgages can refinance under the new Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), but BBB is warning consumers that scammers are gearing up for the rush of applications.
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11/01/2011
Better Business Bureau is advising parents to do their homework before letting their child write to a Dear Santa webste this holiday season.
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09/27/2011
BBB is warning businesses about misleading mailings they may receive from Compliance Services, a business based in Boston, MA. Several states, including Massachusetts, Georgia, Ohio and Indiana, have issued warnings regarding the business’ deceptive mailings. Compliance Services has an F Rating from BBB.
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08/02/2011
BBB cautions consumers to watch out for OnlineBusinessScams.com, a website that is falsely charging for BBB complaint resolution services.
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08/02/2011
BBB Advises Job Hunters to be on the Lookout for the Growing Number of Phony Job Postings
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05/12/2011
This Sunday, May 15th at 7pm ET/6pm CT, “Dateline’s” Chris Hansen files go undercover after using the house of a couple in Phoenix, AZ.
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05/11/2011
Con artists are good at making fake checks. Just ask the thousands and thousands of people who have been scammed.
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04/29/2011
Some of the most common "after-disaster" scams involve home and yard repairs or clean-up.
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04/28/2011
Computer and gaming giant Microsoft has released an Xbox Live service alert warning users who play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 to beware of phishing scams.
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