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01/10/2012

BBB Warns Consumers About Puzzle Contests From Opportunities Unlimited Publications Of Kansas City

The BBB is warning consumers to be cautious when entering puzzle contests sponsored by Opportunities Unlimited Publications Inc. of North Kansas City, Mo.

12/28/2010

Fraud Attempts Reported from Online Holiday Shopping

Online customers of a national retail store are being targeted in a possible online shopping grand prize give away scheme. BBB has received multiple complaints from consumers who have shopped online in recent weeks and as a result, are being targeted by phone for a false giveaway.

12/27/2010

BBB Lists Top Scams and Rip-Offs of 2010

As the American economy climbs out of recession, the BBB reminds consumers that scammers still want to knock people back into their own personal recessions by stealing their money or their identities.

09/20/2010

When to Shut the Door on a Traveling Seller

Regardless of what door-to-door sellers are selling, protect your home and your wallet by confirming their credentials.

09/15/2010

Foreclosure Rescue Scams Are Going Strong

The housing market in the United States may not be thriving, but business is booming for foreclosure rescue and loan modification scammers.

08/17/2010

Scam Alert -- Websites Sell SSNs as Credit Score Fixers

An online ad offering a credit protection number (CPN) to clean up your credit score may sound like the perfect solution for bad credit. The problem is that the CPN is really a stolen Social Security Number (SSN), often belonging to a child.

05/01/2006

FTC - FIGHTING BACK AGAINST IDENTITY THEFT

COMMON WAYS ID THEFT HAPPENS: Skilled identity thieves use a variety of methods to steal your personal information, including:

02/01/2006

FTC - Pretexting: Your Personal Information Revealed

When you think of your own personal assets, chances are your home, car, and savings and investments come to mind. But what about your Social Security number (SSN), telephone records and your bank and credit card account numbers? To people known as “pretexters,” that information is a personal asset, too.

09/01/2005

FTC - OnGuard Online - Stop · Think · Click 7 Practices for Safer Computing

Protect your personal information. It's valuable. Know who you're dealing with. Use anti-virus and anti-spyware software, as well as a firewall, and update them all regularly. Be sure to set up your operating system and Web browser software properly, and update them regularly.

06/01/2005

FTC - ID Theft: What It's All About

The Federal Trade Commission has published this booklet to help raise awareness of identity theft. We encourage you to share it with your family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors.

02/01/2005

FTC - MILITARY PERSONNEL & FAMILIES FIGHTING BACK AGAINST IDENTITY THEFT

If you are deployed away from your usual duty station and do not expect to seek new credit while you are deployed, consider placing an “active duty alert” on your credit report. An active duty alert requires creditors to take steps to verify your identity before granting credit in your name.

02/01/2005

FTC - Take Charge: Fighting Back Against Identity Theft

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08/01/1997

FTC - Costly Coupon Scams

Cents-off coupons are providing big bucks for scam artists who offer business opportunity and work-at-home schemes featuring coupon certificate booklets and coupon clipping services. Using the Internet to market these so-called opportunities, fraudulent promoters are promising entrepreneurs, charity groups and consumers earnings of "hundreds per week" and "thousands per month" simply by selling coupon certificate booklets or cutting coupons at home. The fact is that consumers and manufacturers are getting clipped in these costly—and deceptive—coupon capers.

08/01/1997

FTC - Costly Coupon Scams

Cents-off coupons are providing big bucks for scam artists who offer business opportunity and work-at-home schemes featuring coupon certificate booklets and coupon clipping services. Using the Internet to market these so-called opportunities, fraudulent promoters are promising entrepreneurs, charity groups and consumers earnings of "hundreds per week" and "thousands per month" simply by selling coupon certificate booklets or cutting coupons at home. The fact is that consumers and manufacturers are getting clipped in these costly—and deceptive—coupon capers.