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Facts for Families: Beware of those IRS new year email scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 25th, 2012%

Feeling frazzled in the new year? Now is an especially important time to be on your guard against scams and fraud.
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New year, old scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 23rd, 2012%

- Courtesy image The Better Business Bureau has launched a new online resource called “Scam Source” that outlines common scams and how to deal with them.
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Beware: Top 10 scams of the year

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 17th, 2012%

Check out the Better Business Bureau list of the top 10 scams that happen most often this year.
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Better Business Bureau lists top 10 scams of the year

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 5th, 2012%

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.
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Identity theft and impostor scams among top consumer complaints last year, FTC says

By Ripoffs Scams, on March 8th, 2011%

The Federal Trade Commission received more complaints about identity theft in 2010 than any other issue. A total of 1.3 million complaints came into the FTC last year and 19%, or 250,854, of those were related to identity theft, the government agency said in a report released on Monday. This marks the 11th year in a . . . → Read More: Identity theft and impostor scams among top consumer complaints last year, FTC says

We Reported More Scams Last Year, But Got Sucked In Less

By Ripoffs Scams, on March 6th, 2011%

It’s National Consumer Fraud Week, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has marked the occasion by releasing its annual statistics on the numbers of scams reported to it in 2010. The total number? 42,000, which is more than double the 2009 figure of 20,000. (more…)
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BBB shares top 10 scans, rip offs from last year

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 27th, 2011%

BBB shares top 10 scans, rip offs from last year
The Better Business Bureau on Jan. 4 released a list of the top 10 scams and rip-offs of 2010. Job hunters and those struggling to make money and get out of debt were common targets of fraudsters, hackers and deceptive businesses in this tough economy.
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Q&A: Fox News: Online scams have almost doubled in the past year?

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 10th, 2011%

by Doug Beckers

Question by Judy: Fox News: Online scams have almost doubled in the past year?
Online internet scams are on the rise now more than ever.
The biggest victims are the young and the elderly.
The biggest rise in scams are work at home sites and debt consolidation sites.
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How come Obama locked out the Republicans for an entire year, now he wants to “talk” to them about Health Care?

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 9th, 2011%

by roberthuffstutter

Question by Pelosi’s Water Boy: How come Obama locked out the Republicans for an entire year, now he wants to “talk” to them about Health Care?
How come it took an entire year for the supposed “highly educated” liberal marxist Obama to finally get the message that his Health Care Scam is NOT supported by . . . → Read More: How come Obama locked out the Republicans for an entire year, now he wants to “talk” to them about Health Care?

A year in the courts reflects city’s crimes

By Ripoffs Scams, on December 31st, 2010%

A year in the courts reflects city’s crimes
2010 in the courts The bad news is that crimes of murder, assault, fraud, child pornography, sexual assault and drug trafficking flood out of Simcoe County courts on a daily basis, costing taxpayers millions of dollars.[...]
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2. Fallen soldiers
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The New Year to bring new cybercrimes

By Ripoffs Scams, on December 29th, 2010%

Forget email scams, they’re so yesterday. The New Year is bringing a whole new brew of cybercrimes, targeting your pocketbook through your pocket gadgets.
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Police warn: Scams abound this time of year

By Ripoffs Scams, on December 11th, 2010%

Buyer beware — ’tis the season of holiday scams. Follow us on Twitter • Keep up on Facebook From chimney scams, to fake charities, to online sale frauds, the holiday season is the time the greatest number of scammers hit the Web and the streets and the time when residents may be more likely to fall . . . → Read More: Police warn: Scams abound this time of year

Man sentenced to 1 year for fifth felony conviction

By Ripoffs Scams, on September 27th, 2010%

Man sentenced to 1 year for fifth felony conviction
Posted 12 minutes ago at 11:56 pm. CASSOPOLIS — Gary Means is quite well known around the Cass County Courthouse.

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Online ID fraud losses: $1.3bn a year

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 7th, 2010%

Online ID fraud losses: $1.3bn a year
One in 10 Aussie web users lost money to online identify fraud over the past year.

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Britons defrauded of £3.5billion a year in mass marketing fraud

By Ripoffs Scams, on June 3rd, 2010%

Britons defrauded of £3.5billion a year in mass marketing fraud
Fraudsters based in Ghana and Nigeria have created scores of fictitious profiles with photos of attractive men and women which are then used to send out hundreds of thousands of emails to subscribers.

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Top 10 Scams and Rip-Offs
1.Scams and Rip-Offs} Acai Supplements and Other “Free” Trial Offers – Ads offering trial offers for teeth whiteners, acai anti-aging pills and other miracle supplements blanket the Internet, including trusted Web sites of national news organizations. The marketing campaigns often falsely claimed an endorsement by Oprah, Rachel Ray and Doctor Oz. Thousands of consumers complained to BBB that the free trial actually cost them as much as hundreds of dollars, month after month.

2.Scams and Rip-Offs} Stimulus/Government Grant Scams – Even before President Obama announced the stimulus plan in February, scammers had already set up schemes for misleading consumers and small business owners into thinking they could get a piece of the pie. Offers for worthless assistance and advice on how to get government grants bombarded consumers online, over the phone and via mail and e-mail.

3.Scams and Rip-Offs} Robocalls – Owning a cell phone or having their phone number on the do-not-call list did not help thousands of people across the US put a stop to harassing automated telemarketing calls in 2009. The robocalls often claimed that their auto warranty was about to expire—which wasn’t true—or offered help in reducing their interest rate on their credit card. The prevalence of robocalls violating federal telemarketing laws prompted the FTC to increase restrictions on the practice in 2009.

4.Scams and Rip-Offs} Lottery/Sweepstakes Scam – The victim receives a letter in the mail pretending to be from Reader’s Digest, Publisher’s Clearing House or a phony foreign lottery claiming that he or she has won millions. The letter comes with a check that represents only a portion of the total winnings. In order to get the rest, the victim has to deposit the check and then wire hundreds of dollars back to the scammers supposedly to cover taxes or some other bogus fee. The victim wires the money, but the prize never arrives.

5.Scams and Rip-Offs} Job Hunter Scams –Scams targeting job hunters vary and include attempts to gain access to personal information such as bank account or social security numbers and requirements to pay a fee in order to even be considered for the job. Another common scam was reported to BBB by job hunters who were told by a prospective employer that they had to check their credit report before being considered for a job. The job offer is actually a marketing ploy for online credit monitoring that costs the victim every month until they cancel.

6.Scams and Rip-Offs} Google Work from Home Scam – Countless Web sites cropped up in 2009 that claimed you could learn how to make money from home using Google or Twitter and offered a free trial of learning materials. The Web sites often included the Google or Twitter moniker and logo. As a result, many people who complained to BBB thought they were getting a job with Google or Twitter when in, fact, they were being lured into another misleading free-trial offer and were billed every month for the materials and other mystery charges that added up to hundreds of dollars.

7.Scams and Rip-Offs} Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue/Debt Assistance – Many families are struggling in the current economy and hucksters are offering to help them save their house from foreclosure or help them get out of credit card debt. Unfortunately, victims are paying hundreds of dollars up front for the assistance they desperately need but ultimately never receive.

8.Scams and Rip-Offs} Mystery Shopping – Consumers across the country thought that they could make some extra money by becoming a secret shopper and evaluating the customer service of various stores. The victim is asked to evaluate their shopping experience at a few stores as well as a money wiring service such as Western Union or MoneyGram by wiring money back to the scammers. A seemingly real looking check is supposed to cover the costs, but ends up being a fake. The victim is out hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars.

9.Scams and Rip-Offs} Over-Payment Scams – Over-payment scams typically target small business owners, landlords or individuals with rooms to rent and sellers on classifieds or sites like Craigslist. Typically the scammer pretends to be a customer, possible renter or interested buyer, respectively. The victim receives a check for more than the amount requested. The scammers then ask the victim to deposit the check and wire the extra amount elsewhere, such as to a shipping company. Ultimately though, the check is fake and the victim is really wiring money back to the scammers.

10.Scams and Rip-Offs} Phishing e-mails/H1N1 spam – A perennial problem, phishing e-mails pop up in inboxes and can take various forms such as appearing to be from a business, a government agency or official or even a friend. Whatever the setup, the goal of any phishing e-mail is the same: to trick victims into divulging sensitive financial information or to infect the victim’s computer with viruses and malware. In addition to phishing e-mails, spam e-mail selling wares to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus were particularly rampant in 2009.

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