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Consumer Scam Prevention Tips

'Tis the Season for Financial Crimes against Seniors

'Vishing' is the New 'Phishing'

Age-Old Scam Acquires New Life

As Gas Prices Rise, so do the Number of Scams

Bankruptcy Scam Operators Can Lock You Out of Your Home

BBB Advises Caution When Dealing With Talent/Modeling Agencies

BBB Alerts Businesses to Beware of Voice Mail Hackers

BBB Issues Alert for Phishing Attack Targeting Thousands of Businesses and Consumers

BBB Issues International Alert: BBB Name Used to Scam Online Buyers

BBB Warns Consumers About Fake Check Schemes

BBB Warns of Medicare Prescription Drug Scams

Beware of Bogus Law Enforcement Groups

Beware of Bogus Postal Job Listings

Beware of Employment Scams

Beware of Fraudulent International Phone Calls

Beware of Phony Federal Job Listings

Beware of Phony Social Security Scams

Beware of Predatory Practices in Home Mortgage Lending

Can This E-mail be a Phony?

Check Fraud Against Businesses Proliferates

Concerns and Complaints increase on Iraqi Dinar Investment Opportunity

Congratulations, You are a Winner (Not!)

Consumers Warned to Protect Against Commodities Fraud

Counterfeit Coupons Offer No Savings

Counterfeit Postal Money Orders Can Scam Consumers and Businesses

Counterfeit Software Offers Flooding E-mail Inboxes

Credit Repair Fraud Proliferates

Don't Fall Victim to Tax Reduction Schemes!

Don't Get Burned by Furnace Fraud

Don't Get Hit by the Seminar Pitch!

Don't Get Short Changed: Be Aware of Vending Machine Scams

Don't Get Taken to the Bank - Protect Your ATM and Debit Cards

Don't Lose Your Cash to Enticing Investment Offers

Faith-Based Investment Scams on the Rise

File Segregation: A New Identity - Not a Good Idea!

Foreclosure 'Rescue' Scams on the Rise

Franchising Fraud

Fraudulent Health Insurance a Growing Problem

Free Cash Grants are Too Good to Be True

Gifting Clubs are Pyramid Schemes!

Good Planning Can Foil Funeral Scams

Graduates Cautioned to Avoid Online Job Scams

Have you been victimized by Identity Theft?

Hold the Phone! Do Not Call!

Home Buyers: Protect Yourself from Predatory Lenders

How to "Can" Unwanted Spam!

Identifying Fake Foreign Lottery Scams

Internet Scams Bad for Business

Investment Scams Targeting Seniors on the Rise

Investor Alert! Beware of Companies Offering Quick Riches Selling Precious Metals and Other Commodities

Investors Warned Not to Risk Homes to Buy Securities

Job Applicants Beware of "Reshipping" and "Forwarding" Scams

Know the Facts about "Green Card" Lottery

Know the Facts About Used Car Fraud Before You Buy

Latest Telemarketing Pitches That Don't Ring True

Medical Billing Opportunities

Medicare Discount Drug Program Attract Con Artists

More Work, More Scams

Don't Pay an Up Front Fee for a Loan!

New Research Shows Identity Fraud Growth Is Contained and Consumers Have More Control Than They Think

Nigerian Letter Scams

Office Supply Scams Rely on Unsuspecting Employees

Phony Grant Foundations Target Business Owners

Prevent Identity Theft: Protect Your Paper Files!

Rising Gas Prices Encourage Gas-Saving Scammers

Safety Considerations When Using Kerosene Heaters

Scam Artists Create Phony Regulators to Bamboozle

Scam Artists Even Target the Bereaved

Scholarship Services - Are they all Scams?

Sidewalk Salesmen and Parking Lot Peddlers

Some Scam Artists Target Businesses

Spotting "Forex" Fraud

Spotting Rogue Movers Before They Have Your Goods

Storm Clean-up Schemes Cause Additional Heartache

Telemarketing Schemes and Scams

The Check in the Mail Could Be a Scam

The Search for College Funding Requires Homework

Timeshare Scams Can Bilk the Unsuspecting

Tips for Businesses to Avoid Overpayment Scams

Tips for Businesses: Teach Employees to Avoid Being Scammed Online

Top Consumer Myths!

TTY Relay Operators Used to Defraud Businesses

VIN Cloning Swindles Luxury Car Buyers

Warm Weather Brings Con Artists

Warning Signs of Foreign Currency Trading Fraud

Watch Out for Donation Processing Job Scams

Weight Loss Promotions

Who's Swiping Your Credit Card

Work-at-Home Schemes

Yellow Pages Invoice Scams Proliferate

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