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Victims of work-at-home scams to receive checks
The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday that the victims of several work-at-home scams the agency took action against in 2010 will finally receive their portion of a $685,000 settlement. One...
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Do your homework before signing up for work-at-home
BBB advises consumers to be cautious about work-at-home opportunities The ability to work from home is an attractive proposition, especially when a company promises high income for little effort. But...
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Businesses and ‘work-at-home’ folks: Beware of bogus check/wire transfer scam
Sometimes the scammers rip off businesses and the little guy all at once. Your BBB just got wind of a scheme that involves stolen/forged checks and money wiring scam, fake work-at-home jobs listed on...
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FTC settlement bars marketer Christopher Andrew Sterling from selling...
We get a lot of complaints about work-at-home opportunities at BBB, a very risky type of business for the consumer. It’s good to see the federal government continuing to crack down on unethical...
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Online money-wiring scheme impersonates SA tax business
BBB advises consumers to be cautious about work-at-home opportunities Better Business Bureau commonly receives reports about suspicious work-at-home offers that involve wiring money overseas. These...
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Job hunters: Don’t become an unwitting partner in crime
BBB recently got a report of a work-at-home scam that impersonated an accredited business in the Austin area. The business got constant phone calls from people asking, “Am I working for you?” They...
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Work-at-home still a scary proposition — even if it’s ‘temporary’
BBB has warned before about the dangers of taking on work-at-home opportunities–there are so many opportunities to get ripped off. But con artists are pretty crafty. That’s their business. What if they...
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Old scam comes in new ‘wrapper': Crooks ‘pay’ you to put advertising wrap on...
Your BBB just got a call yesterday from a man from Midland, Texas who nearly got scammed by a new twist on the old “pay you to work at home with a counterfeit check and get you to wire money … Continue...
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FTC shuts down mystery shopper scam, bans defendants from selling...
Work-at-home opportunities are tempting, but unfortunately, the industry can be a risky one for consumers. BBB has warned about the work-at-home industry in the past. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
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National Consumer Protection Week Daily Tip: Common Scams
Scammers are pretty doggone persistent. They come at you through emails, phone calls and even text messages. You have to keep your guard up as a consumer, because scam artists will do whatever they can...
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