Alerts Archive

Scam Alerts

• Mar 13, 2009  Warning: Avoid work-at-home scams
  

  Are you looking for a job or just trying to make some extra money? If so, you may be tempted…

• Feb 03, 2009  Don't catch an online love bug
  

  Watch out for bogus "e-cards" warns a top privacy watchdog, the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. They could…

• Jan 15, 2009  Fed warns of phishing 'trojan virus' scheme
  

  Don't click on an email that claims to be from the Federal Reserve Bank. It contains a link with malicious…

• Dec 31, 2008  "Flagged" for credit card fraud
  

  Your credit card company calls to check out "unusual purchases" on your account and needs just a few bits of…

• Dec 10, 2008  Computer security scams promote useless software
  

  Computer security comes at a price - but it shouldn't be one that rips you off and harms your computer…

• Nov 03, 2008  New fake check scams on the rise
  

  Gotten any award notices or hefty checks from Publishers Clearinghouse lately? With the stamp of approval from Oprah Winfrey or…

• Oct 21, 2008  Operation Clean Sweep targets 'credit repair'
  

  On Oct. 23, the Federal Trade Commission, in cooperation with 25 state agencies in 23 states, will hold a press…

• Oct 10, 2008  Current economy is a 'Phisherman's Special'
  

  According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the upheaval in the financial marketplace may spur scam artists to phish for…

• 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…

• Sep 10, 2008  Watch your mileage: digital odometer fraud rising
  

  Got a used car with a digital odometer or thinking about buying one? You might want to take it to…

• Sep 04, 2008  Voter registration scams
  

  Have you received an unsolicited email or phone call from someone who claims to represent your local election board or…

• 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  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…

• 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,…

• Jun 05, 2008  SMishing targets unaware mobile phone users
  

  New fraud comes by text message

  Unwanted commercial messages sent to wireless phones can be intrusive and illegal, according to…

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