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Scam Alerts

• 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…

• May 19, 2008  Regulator offers tips to avoid foreclosure scams
  Foreclosures are increasing nationwide, and so are scams that promise to “rescue” homeowners from foreclosure. What these scams do is…
• 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…
• 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…
• Dec 27, 2007  New Year, new consumer scams
  Aleksandra Todorova, SmartMoney.com reporter, writes about common scams, noting that the financial woes and natural disasters of 2007 have armed…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…

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