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05/01/2013
Scammers have charged job seekers for background checks, then disappeared. You shouldn't have to pay an employer for a background check, BBB told Doug Magditch of CW33-TV.
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03/27/2013
St. Louis area job seekers say they were scammed by thieves who said they represented Bio Advocate Pro, a biohazard cleaning company, and asked them to pay for background checks with prepaid cards.
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02/21/2013
The Consumer Fraud Task Force urges bi-state residents to be alert for signs that friends or family members have been trapped by the notorious schemes.
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12/27/2012
The BBB has 10 suggested New Year's Resolutions to help you have a safe, scam-free 2013.
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10/29/2012
Cooler temperatures signal the need to winterize your home and vehicles to save energy and prepare for cold weather emergencies, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) in St. Louis advises.
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05/16/2012
With most mystery shopper job offer scams, cashiers’ checks and letters arrive in the mail.
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12/13/2011
Consumers who let down their guard during the hectic holiday season can easily fall prey to scammers poised to pounce on careless or overburdened shoppers, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns.
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05/11/2011
Con artists are good at making fake checks. Just ask the thousands and thousands of people who have been scammed. How do you protect yourself?
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06/21/2010
This must be your lucky day! And to think that all you have to do to claim your prize is deposit a check sent as a down payment toward your winnings and wire back $29.99 to cover taxes and handling fe
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06/01/2010
Don’t take “candy” from anyone you don’t know. That means checks, too. That “candy” could turn out to be expensive.
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10/20/2009
Not Even The Government Is Safe From Fake Check Scams!
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01/01/2007
It’s your lucky day! You just won a foreign lottery! The letter says so. And the cashier’s check to cover the taxes and fees is included. All you have to do to get your winnings is deposit the check and wire the money to the sender to pay the taxes and fees. You’re guaranteed that when they get your payment, you’ll get your prize.
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11/01/2006
The next time you write a check to your local merchant, the cashier may hand it back to you after the payment has been processed – electronically. Or maybe you’re mailing a check as payment to a company. That payment, too, may be processed electronically. Why? More merchants and companies are using electronic check conversion, which converts information from your paper check into an electronic payment from your bank account. In fact, NACHA – the Electronic Payments Association – estimates that more than 1.7 billion paper checks were converted through in-store and mail-in transactions in 2005.
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06/01/2005
If you write checks, you should know about a new law called “Check 21.” Under the law, your paper checks can be replaced with paper copies called “substitute checks.” You also may experience electronic — and faster — processing of your checks.
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