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12/05/2012

Cyberthreats of 2013

05/30/2012

Older Americans Tend to be Targets for Telemarketing

BBB Points Out Phonies; Listen for Scam Signals

04/24/2012

BBB Continues Warning on Independent Publisher of Yellow Pages Directories

BBB alerts businesses to mailings from Yellow Pages Directories, Carrollton, TX, an independent yellow pages publisher. Complaints allege the mailings are misleading about a "free" listing that can end up costing over $300 semi-annually.

09/01/2011

Telemarketing Scheme Promoting Business Directories Halted

The Competition Bureau announced that five individuals were sentenced by an Alberta court for their involvement in Ambus Registry Inc., a cross-border deceptive telemarketing scheme promoting business directories

06/02/2011

Consumer Alert: Don't Get Caught In A Pyramid Scheme

These days, who isn’t looking for a new business opportunity that promises high, sustainable profits? However, this way of thinking opens the door for fraudsters to get unsuspecting business seekers to participate in scams of all kinds.

02/28/2011

BBB Warns Against Sneaky Smishing Scams Targeting Cell Phone Users

A new year means a new scam, this time, targeting cell phone users. Like traditional “phishing,” “smishing” schemers often pose as banks or lottery sweepstakes asking customers to contact them immediately about a pressing issue that needs to be discussed.


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