Watch out for fake check scams
BBB continues to receive calls about various fake check scams. It may be tempting, but any unexpected check or money order is probably too good to be true. One thing common for all of these scams is...
View ArticleMystery Shopping Scams Lure the Unemployed
How about going shopping and getting paid to do it? With so many Americans out of work – or under-employed – it’s alluring to think of being able to go to a store, spend someone else’s money, and get...
View ArticleDispatches From Scammerland: How Do We Know You Didn’t Win the Lottery?
You may not have known what company was associated with the slogan Just Do It the first time you heard it, but after a few hundred times, the name Nike pops into your brain and stays there. Lottery...
View ArticleOne Day’s Worth of Scam Calls
An elderly woman receives a $3,600 check in the mail from a lottery, asking her to wire $2,500 for taxes and keep the rest. A middle-aged man says he was hired over the Internet to “print checks from...
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BBB of Acadiana warns residents of check scams operating in south Louisiana
The Better Business Bureau is alerting local residents to several check scams currently operating in south Louisiana and the U.S. . In recent months, check scammers have evolved as people figured out...
View ArticleBusinesses and ‘work-at-home’ folks: Beware of bogus check/wire transfer scam
Sometimes scammers rip off businesses and the little guy all at once. Better Business Bureau just got wind of a scheme that involves stolen/forged checks and money wiring scam, fake work-at-home jobs...
View ArticleSweepstakes Clearinghouse mail-outs raise red flags with BBB
Winning a lottery or sweepstakes is highly improbable. According to The Huffington Post, the odd of winning the Powerball Lottery is 1 in over 175 million, making National Geographic’s long odds of...
View ArticleJob seekers beware employment check scams
Better Business Bureau is alerting residents to be on the alert for check scams operating as “work-at-home” job offers. BBB has recently received several phone calls from concerned job seekers...
View ArticleWatch out for fake check scams
BBB continues to receive calls about various fake check scams. It may be tempting, but any unexpected check or money order is probably too good to be true. One thing common for all of these scams is...
View ArticleMystery Shopping Scams Lure the Unemployed
How about going shopping and getting paid to do it? With so many Americans out of work – or under-employed – it’s alluring to think of being able to go to a store, spend someone else’s money, and get...
View ArticleDispatches From Scammerland: How Do We Know You Didn’t Win the Lottery?
You may not have known what company was associated with the slogan Just Do It the first time you heard it, but after a few hundred times, the name Nike pops into your brain and stays there. Lottery...
View ArticleOne Day’s Worth of Scam Calls
An elderly woman receives a $3,600 check in the mail from a lottery, asking her to wire $2,500 for taxes and keep the rest. A middle-aged man says he was hired over the Internet to “print checks from...
View ArticleBe on the Lookout for These Common Telephone Scams
If you have a phone then you most likely have been the target, or possibly the victim, of scam or fraud. While many scammers have started targeting consumers via email and text messages, the telephone,...
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Job of a Lifetime turns out to be the Bill of a Lifetime! Grrr…
I saw this ad in my inbox and was so tempted to click on it. It was as if the ad was made for me. It even said “Once in a Lifetime Position,” making $75 an hour, and working whatever hours/days I...
View ArticleBe Real About Fake Checks
BBB warns about phony checks still being sent to the area. A Cincinnati man says he’s selling a desk on Craigslist and received a check by FedEx. What made him suspect something was wrong was the desk...
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