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01/13/2012
Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes' envelopes began hitting mailboxes this week. This means scam phone calls and fake mail are soon to follow. The scams that always trail the famous sweepstakes involves a phone call or lookalike letter claiming a big check awaits the recipient.
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01/09/2012
The BBB of Minnesota and North Dakota has determined two seemingly related mystery shopping firms claiming Minnesota addresses have popped up in recent days. Both are fraudulent entities.
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12/05/2011
The BBB is warning St. Louis area residents to be alert for what appears to be a utility, rent and mortgage assistance scam operating in the St. Louis region.
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12/02/2011
BBB issues alert regarding the use of the Better Business Bureau name and Publisher’s Clearing House.
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11/17/2011
A Missouri insurance agency appears to be using questionable Medicare mailings to sidestep the state’s no-call law and get its salespeople into the homes of senior citizens, the BBB warns.
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11/15/2011
Raleigh: North Carolina consumers have reported getting calls from phony tech support specialists who are out to access their personal information and steal their hard-earned money, Attorney General Roy Cooper warned today.
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10/19/2011
BBB warns that a bogus email supposedly from Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook about winning $1 million in a sweepstakes is a scam. The email is not from Facebook and consumers should not click on the link to claim the prize.
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09/02/2011
Consumers have alerted the Better Business Bureau (BBB) that they have received a deceptive, official looking postcard requesting package pick-up, when in fact, it is an attempt to lure them into purchasing a vacation package.
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08/29/2011
Frustrated customers of a St. Louis County financial services company say the business abandoned them after charging them hundreds of dollars each to repair their credit or help them buy homes.
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08/25/2011
A consumer in the Twin Cities area has contacted the BBB about a credit card offer they received via fax.
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08/17/2011
Homeowners in Berkeley, Mo., say that Pettis Construction Co. of Florissant, Mo., did such poor quality work that they were forced to live elsewhere.
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07/29/2011
Scammers posing as Kentucky Fried Chicken are luring victims with false promises of a free $100 KFC gift card.
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07/21/2011
The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about a new email scam designed to steal your money. Be on the lookout for an email claiming to be from someone you know who is stuck in another country. They are asking you to give them a loan to pay for their hotel bills and airfare home and request that you respond via email.
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