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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.

05/02/2012

You Could Be A Victim If You Have A Security System Sign In Your Yard

Think You're Safe Because You Have A Security System Sign In Your Yard? Well, Maybe Not From Everyone

05/01/2012

Scammers Replicate Verizon's Email Bill Alerts

Consumers nationwide are receiving fake emails that are almost identical to the real alerts many Verizon customers get to remind them of their monthly payments.

03/29/2012

Businesses Tell BBB: Open Business Directory Tricked Them To Buy Ads

St. Louis area businesses say Open Business Directory charged them for online ads they didn't want and did not intend to buy, the BBB warns.

02/29/2012

BBB: Collapse Of St. Louis Daily Deals Means Trouble For Small Businesses, Coupon Holders

St. Louis Daily Deals, a web-based seller of discount deals, apparently has shut down, leaving businesses unpaid and consumers holding potentially worthless coupons, the BBB warns.

01/24/2012

BBB Media Release - Multiple Scams Targets Edmonton Businesses

BBB is advising businesses to be on the lookout for the return of an old scam. The Yellow Page scam uses similar marketing to the actual Yellow Pages to dupe consumers into paying for advertising they never ordered.

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.

12/29/2011

BBB Study: Debt Collection Industry Thrives, Complaints Soar

A BBB study shows that debt collectors are buying up billions of dollars in discharged debt and seeking to collect on the face value from consumers.

12/09/2011

Amazon.com Email Scam Hits Montana

Our Better Business Bureau has been alerted about a scam circulating in Helena, MT regarding a fake shipment from Amazon.com.

12/02/2011

BBB Name Used To Scam Consumers In Believing They Have Won With Publisher's Clearing House

BBB issues alert regarding the use of the Better Business Bureau name and Publisher’s Clearing House.

11/15/2011

Scammers posing as Microsoft tech support attempt to steal your information, money

Raleigh: North Carolina consumers have reported getting calls from phony tech support specialists who are out to access their personal information and steal their hard-earned money, Attorney General Roy Cooper warned today.

11/02/2011

Latest Sweepstakes Scam Pretends It’s BBB Calling

Better Business Bureau is cautioning businesses and consumers about a website and phone calls that are purporting to be from BBB about sweepstakes’ winnings. This is a scam – BBB is not conducting a sweepstake.

10/19/2011

Scam Lottery Email Claims to be from Facebook

BBB warns that a bogus email supposedly from Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook about winning $1 million in a sweepstakes is a scam. The email is not from Facebook and consumers should not click on the link to claim the prize.

10/13/2011

BBB Alert: Cancer Patients Get Pennies Of Each Dollar Donated To Breast Cancer Society

The BBB is warning donors to be wary of The Breast Cancer Society, a charity that uses most of its cash to pay fundraisers’ fees, employee salaries and other administrative costs.

10/03/2011

BBB Warns of Yellow Page Scams being Run by Local Operations

BBB is warning of a Yellow Pages Scam that is being run by four local operations. One is located in Vermont - Business Solutions Online, and the other three operations are located in Massachusetts - Open Business Directory Limited, Official Yellow Guide Inc. and Yellow Page Solutions. Businesses throughout the country are receiving fraudulent invoices from these operations for unauthorized online advertising.


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