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BBB Scam Alert: Great Deal Could be a Trick. If a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Scammers are now impersonating representatives of cable companies, tricking their victims into giving up their personal information. This according to a report from the Better Business Bureau of Acadiana Scam Tracker. (BBB.org/ScamTracker) This is how the scam works. The con artist call up their victims pretending to work for a cable company with an unbelievably cheap offer to buy cable services. ...

AG Utility Imposter Scams Have you ever received a call from a utility company claiming that your bill is overdue and if you don’t pay now, your power, heat or water will be turned off? That is the last thing you want in Michigan’s cold winters or hot summers. Scammers know this and will pose as utility company employees to trick you into providing money, personal or financial information.  Michigan consumers are targeted by Utility Imposter Scams every day and increase as we approach...