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Scam Alerts

• Nov 30, 2007  ¡Cuidado!, el billete de lotería no está premiado
  Por Selene Rivera Colaboradora diario HOY Rosita Jiménez, de 72 años de edad, aprieta su bolso y se sorprende al…
• Jun 30, 2008  BBB warning: Watch out for gas scams
  Gasoline prices have risen 33 percent this year, and with the average cost of gas now at more than $4…
• Dec 31, 2007  BBB warns of 'Secret Shopper' swindle
  Now that the holidays are about over, are you strapped for cash and looking for "easy" money? If the answer…
• Sep 05, 2007  Be cautious when buying tickets online
  With the college football season underway, the National Football League (NFL) kicking off this week and Major League Baseball (MLB)…
• Dec 17, 2007  Beware fraudulent loan offers on Web
  Two Canadian businesses using Maryland addresses are targeting consumers looking for loans online, promising them thousands of dollars but draining…
• Aug 29, 2007  Beware of bogus senior census survey
  Look carefully at any mail you get from the Census of Senior Citizens. It’s not the U.S. Census Bureau! The…
• Sep 06, 2007  Beware of free Wi-Fi scam at airports
  In order to keep up in today’s world, a business needs to make sure its employees stay connected, even on…
• Sep 04, 2008  Bogus escrow services defraud online used car buyers
  For 2007, the Internet Crime Complaint Center processed 219,553 complaints and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that nearly $526…
• Jun 30, 2008  DTV converter 'deal' preys on confusion
  The conversion from analog to digital TV broadcasts is confusing enough without deceptive offers. According to the Better Business Bureau,…
• Nov 29, 2007  FTC warns that bogus email carries virus
  A bogus email is circulating that says it is from the Federal Trade Commission, referencing a “complaint” filed with the…
• Oct 03, 2008  Grandparents: It's NOT your grandkids calling!
  The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning senior citizens to be aware of an emerging telephone scam that is preying…
• Jun 26, 2007  Hispanics targeted in Tono Records collection scheme
  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) successful petitioned a federal court to stop an operation that…
• Aug 29, 2007  Job hunters: Don't post phone numbers online
  Posting your resume on sites such as Monster.com or CareerBuilder.com might result in some annoying phone calls—and these calls may…
• Nov 05, 2007  Latest ‘hot tips’ for consumers
  

  To help consumers make informed decisions, the Better Business Bureau has released the following list…

• Feb 19, 2008  Latin lotto scam
  One California senior nearly lost $25,000 to a fraud currently operating in the Bay Area but known nationally as the…

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