Contact 6 takes a look at three of the 10 scams The Better Business Bureau has released a list of the top 10 scams for 2011, and FOX6’s Contact 6 takes a look at the top three.
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The Better Business Bureau investigates thousands of scams every year and put together a list of the top scams in the U.S. The Columbia County Office for the Aging is reminding senior citizens to be alert for telemarketing and internet fraud. While scams can and do occur year-round, the holiday period is an opportunity for con artists to take advantage of seasonal goodwill. Phone calls and emails soliciting contributions or offering “deals” on things like insurance, home energy, . . . → Read More: Seniors: Beware charity scams via phone, email Share scams are often run from ‘boiler rooms’ where fraudsters cold-call investors offering them worthless, overpriced or even non-existent shares. While they promise high returns, those who invest usually end up losing their money. We have exposed scams, given you tips on how to stay safe and highlighted our work to protect you from fraudsters. See the latest scams news and warnings. From job scams to identity theft, scam artists got creative in 2011. It was a busy year for scam artists. Contact KY3 received emails and phone calls on a daily basis regarding scams. Often times when it is too good to be true, it is. Six Nigerian nationals have been arrested in the Indian city of Mumbai on suspicion of defrauding hundreds of people through text message and spam email scams, police said. The Better Business Bureau of Utah released its list of the most prevalent fraud schemes of 2011, with the Internet and email being key tools used to defraud people. U.K. survey respondents less likely to fall for Internet scams than in the U.S. but more likely than Australians. Better Business Bureau investigates thousands of scams every year, from the latest gimmicks to schemes as old as the hills. The new BBB Scam Source (www.bbb.org/scam) is a comprehensive resource on sc Federal agencies are taking aim at scams and con artists that promise to provide mortgage relief to struggling homeowners with a newly formed task force that will investigate and shut down schemes that prey on homeowners looking to apply for the Home Affordable Modification Program. SharkLaser writes “Fake antivirus scams have plagued Windows and Mac OSX during the last couple of years. Now it seems like such scams have spread to Android. Fake antivirus scams on Android work the same as they do on PC’s — a user with an Android phone downloads an application or visits a website that says . . . → Read More: Fake Antivirus Scams Spread To Android One sign of a good judge is being able to set aside his or her personal feelings to uphold the law when it conflicts. We got one of those rulings in this case. The judge condemns Ripoff Report using some of the harshest language I’ve seen in a judicial opinion in a while: Read the comments . . . → Read More: Judge affirms “appalling” Ripoff Report’s Communications Decency Act protection The holiday season means peak time for traveling, and it also means scammers are out in full force. Kansas officials are warning consumers about scammers who contact them by phone or email saying they’ve won a prize in a foreign lottery. |
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