BBB Trends: Veterans holidays are a time for sound-alike solicitations; beware of scams and pressure
Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Veteran’s Day are all great holidays to honor the men and women who have…
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BBB Trends: And they call it . . . puppy love. Scammers fool consumers with fake advertisements
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau They’re adorable, they’re irresistible, they may very well be a way to scam you….
BBB Trends: Students owe $1.3 trillion in loans; new grads should be alert to scammers and get real help
Right now there is over $1.3 trillion owed to student loans. With billions of dollars being borrowed by students each…
BBB Trends: Avoid a messy move, no matter where you are going; what to know about your mover
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau Whether it’s across the street, across town, or across state lines, moving takes planning…
BBB Trends: Spring cleaning includes keeping up with your digital data; update and back it up
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau Spring time is a great time of year to add “digital spring cleaning” to…
BBB Trends: Effective now, if you owe IRS money you might get a phone call from a private collector
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau If you owe the IRS money, chances are you’ve already received something from them…
BBB Trends: Financial literacy starts with knowing what you don’t know; it’s Financial Literacy month
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau April is Financial Literacy Month and it doesn’t hurt to review some tried and…
BBB Trends: Reputation is everything in business — be aware of scammers trying to use your good name
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau Your reputation is everything in business, so when a scammer uses your business name…
BBB Trends: Don’t get bit by a puppy scam; you’ll be in a financial doghouse if you aren’t careful
March 23 is National Puppy Day, and it’s a great time to consider adding a furry friend to the family….
BBB Trends: Spring showers, strong storms can bring out ‘storm chasers’ scammers. Beware.
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau Spring showers and strong storms can cause untold damage to your property, prompting the…
BBB Trends: Tax time tips to secure your return from scammers this season
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” – Ben Franklin, in…
BBB Trends: National Consumer Protection Week, coming up, designed to help you know your rights
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau Are you looking to protect yourself from fraud or identity theft? Maybe you heard…
BBB Trends: Is it a scam or a sales pitch? Be skeptical, proactive — and remember Scam Tracker
The constant reporting of scams from all angles – phone, email, online, and in person – can make a person…
BBB Trends: Beware of job offers online — some sites just aren’t what they are pretending to be
Any job offers extended from www.rds-usa.com should not be accepted. BBB learned that the domain for the website is registered…
BBB Trends: Let me call you sweetheart anytime of the year, but beware — tricksters are out there
Sweetheart scammers are con artists who prey on lonely people by pretending to fall in love with them in order…
BBB Trends: If caller ‘can’t hear you’ and other scams you should not fall for . . .
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau The phone rings but the number is unfamiliar. You answer it and the voice…
BBB Trends: Customer trust begins with secured data; personal data must be protected
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau National Data Privacy Day is Saturday, January 28 and it’s the perfect time to…
BBB Trends: Gift cards, returning, exchanging — some things to know so you aren’t surprised
The first few weeks after the busy holiday season could include using new gift cards, returning presents that weren’t quite…
BBB Trends: Scammers continue to be a problem — here’s a summary of what to watch for in 2017
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau As 2016 ends, now is the time to look back and to look forward…
BBB Trends: Protect your holiday packages from being stolen — beware of ‘porch pirates’ out there
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau Online shopping is a great time saver during the holiday season but the packages…
BBB Trends: Heads up, businesses — Cyber Theft can happen on Cyber Monday and beyond
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau At least 59% of consumers are planning to make their holiday purchases from an…
BBB Trends: Beware the bogus tax man; fraudulent collection calls haunt consumers, businesses
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau U.S. consumers and businesses were haunted for months, even years by various callers claiming…