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04/07/2013

Did You Pay for This Newspaper?

04/01/2013

Hunter's Carpet Out of Business, Leaves Customer Out of Cash

03/27/2013

BBB Warns: Bio Advocate Pro Steals Money From Job Seekers

St. Louis area job seekers say they were scammed by thieves who said they represented Bio Advocate Pro, a biohazard cleaning company, and asked them to pay for background checks with prepaid cards.

02/28/2013

Pay Day Loans: Fast Money or Bad for Your Wallet?

Pay Day Loans may be quick cash, but not a smart way to deal with long-term financial shortfalls.

02/22/2013

How to Spot Scammers Impersonating the Florida DMV

Have you received a confirmation email for a driver's license renewal or vehicle registration transaction you never made? It's a scam! A new phishing scam poses as a confirmation email from the Florida DMV.

02/21/2013

Customers Say J & J Roofing Misses the Mark

Lubbock roofing company fails to finish work, honor warranty.

02/12/2013

Phony Officials Trick Consumers into "Verifying" Info on Do Not Call Registry

Scammers have been making phone calls posing as representatives of the National Do Not Call Registry. The calls claim to provide an opportunity to sign up for the registry or ask consumers to verify their info. Of course, the callers are really trying to solicit personal information, which opens victims up to identity fraud.

02/01/2013

Wave of Telemarketing Scams Target Seniors

Seniors nationwide are reporting pushy, suspicious telemarketing calls from businesses going by the names "Senior Emergency Care," "Senior Safety Alert" or "Senior Safe Alert." Follow our advice to tell a legitimate sales call from a telemarketing scam.

01/25/2013

New Wave of Phishing Scams Uses Facebook Info for Personalized Spam

Check your privacy settings. Scammers are tapping into the personal data available through Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn to pose as your friends in fraudulent emails. Watch out for these personalized scam messages and take steps to prevent them.

09/13/2012

Email with "Visual Voicemail" Have Scam Attached

Keep a careful eye on your work email this week! Fake "visual voicemail" emails are making the rounds. These emails appear to contain a new voicemail message, but click the attachment and you'll end up at a scam website.

07/10/2012

Watch Out for Job Seeker Scams Stealing Business Names

A savvy job seeker always checks out a business before going on an interview. But what happens when that company's name is just a cover for a scam?

05/11/2012

Don't Fall for Fake Amazon.com Cancellati​on Emails

Online shoppers beware! The latest email phishing scam looks just like an order cancellation notice from Amazon.com. Be sure to double check suspicious emails you receive from the online retailer before clicking on any links.

03/21/2012

Smishing Scam Touts Free Walmart Giftcard

Have you received a text message offering you a free Walmart gift card? Despite the attraction of a $1,000 gift card, BBB warns that the text message is a smishing scam.

01/26/2012

BBB 'Tech Support Scam' Surfaces

BBB of Southern Arizona is warning of a new “Tech Support Scam” that involves telephone scammers calling consumers, and offering to help them remove any viruses that may have infected their computers as a result of the recent BBB email phishing scam.

01/23/2012

Watch Out for New Wave of Fake BBB.org Emails

Businesses and consumers across the country have been hit by an on-going email scam that appears to be from a bbb.org address. Now, a new wave of fake BBB emails is using a different strategy to scam recipients into downloading a virus.


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