It s a national holiday but scammers are not taking the day off. Instead, they re leaning in and using patriotic messaging to take advantage of current and former service members.
SCAM ALERT: Protect yourself from scams during National Moving Month
Consumers lost more than $230,000 to this scam last year, according to the Better Business Bureau, and experts want to help you avoid it this year.
Posted: May 25, 2021 8:54 AM
Updated: May 25, 2021 9:29 AM
Posted By: Heather Good
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - Consumers lost more than $230,000 to this scam last year, according to the Better Business Bureau, and experts want to help you avoid it this year.
May is National Moving Month. It makes sense because many young adults are moving on to new adventures after high school or college. Unfortunately, swindlers are making this time of transition even more stressful with moving scams.
A new scam making the rounds involves free trial offers of CBD oil.
Posted: May 13, 2021 6:31 AM
Updated: May 13, 2021 6:42 AM
Posted By: Heather Good
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - Cannabidiol, also known as CBD, is a popular product right now. It makes sense scammers would leverage that fact to swindle you.
A new scam making the rounds involves free trial offers of CBD oil.
You find a company online offering free samples. All you have to do is pay for shipping and handling. That s how scammers get you because you have to enter payment information. Scammers will use that information to sign you up for product subscriptions that can be difficult, if not impossible, to cancel.