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A new report warns online scams are surging with more people shopping online during the pandemic.

By the Echo Press Editorial Board

The craziness of the holiday season is upon us. Add in labor and product shortages, along with shipping delays, and the end of 2021 is expected to be more hectic

As 2022 is right around the corner, the craziness of the holiday season is upon us. Add in labor and product shortages, along with shipping delays, and the

BBB Scam Tracker has received thousands of complaints about misleading Facebook and Instagram ads. In fact, the 2020 Report found that online purchase scams were the most common cons reported to Scam Tracker, and was the category with the most victims.

A BBB study determined that anyone searching for a puppy or other pet online is likely to come across a fraudulent listing or land on a fake website.

BBB Shares Data On Scams Concerned consumers filed a class action lawsuit against Facebook in August that “...seeks to put an end to Facebook’s policy of actively soliciting, encouraging, and assisting scammers it knows, or

Online scammers not only cheat consumers with shoddy goods or no goods being delivered at all, they also cheat business people like artist Cindy Chinn of Chester.

Be wary this holiday season as scammers ramp up efforts

The FBI is encouraging shoppers to be vigilant for scams that are designed to steal their...