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Better Business Bureau’s Scam Tracker has seen a rise in cons involving scammers who convince unsuspecting job seekers to wrap their car in support of a popular drink or food brand. Though many people are struggling to find a job amid the COVID-19 pandemic, be sure not to fall for this scam. This popular scam reaches out to people looking for job opportunities via text message or online. The scammers usually claim a major brand is paying people hundreds of dollars a week to wrap their car ...

Amazon became the second most impersonated organization for scams in 2020 behind Service Canada.

New BBB report shows 25% increase in scams due to pandemic Annual Scam Tracker risk report reveals 1 in 2 reported scams noted financial loss Updated:  Tags:  More than 46,000 scams nationwide were reported to the Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker in 2020. At the end of the year, the BBB looks at the numbers, amount of money lost, types of scams and more to find new trends. This year, the annual risk report shows trends influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The pandemic is the perfect st...

Dont fall for a process that will pay you to put advertising on your vehicle.

Radio Iowa You are here: Home For a change, scammers are duping Millennials more than Boomers For the first time since they started tracking the data, the Better Business Bureau says more young people are getting scammed than older Americans. The bureau’s Bao Vang says consumers between the ages of 18 and 24 suffered the highest median losses — about $150 — to scams last year. Before 2020, Vang says older age groups consistently lost more money to con artists. “More than 46,000 reports ...

"This is the first time ever that we are seeing young people lose so much money as people 65-plus," said BBBs Springfield director.

Investigators: Memphis-area residents lost more money to scams last year than any other city in Tennessee The Investigators: Scams targeting Mid-Southerners surge in 2020 By Jessica Jaglois | March 1, 2021 at 9:24 PM CST - Updated March 1 at 10:49 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Mid-Southerners were scammed out of more money than any other region in Tennessee last year. A new report from the Mid-South Better Business Bureau shows the amount of money stolen by scammers in this area was more than ...

A Mississippi woman says just after Thanksgiving she was contacted by a friend on Facebook who said she’d just won some money.