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Watch out for these holiday scams

It’s the season of giving, but, for some, it’s also the season of taking. The Better Business Bureau is warning of 12 holiday scams that could turn your good intentions into a Grinch-like experience.
Who remembers the song, Money for Nothing by Dire Straits? It was a hit in the 1980s. It is not reality when it comes to investing. Get rich quick schemes are, by in large, scams. The only people that ...
YORK, Pa. — I'm sure we would all love some extra money this holiday season. And gift cards are great to give as a gift, but it's unlikely a big company is giving you one for nothing. On day 5 of our ...
Scammers on social media craft fake personas and use targeted advertisements to carry out scams. The most common social media fraud involves online shopping, accounting for 44% of reported cases. Fake ...
The IRS opened its annual Dirty Dozen list of scams that target tax professionals, taxpayers, and businesses on Thursday with a warning about evolving phishing and smishing scams designed to steal ...
Cryptocurrency scammers have stolen over $1 billion from 46,000 people since the start of 2021, a new Federal Trade Commission report says. The FTC rang the alarm bells on Friday, saying ...
Rental and real estate scams cost Massachusetts residents nearly $9 million in 2021, the FBI Boston Division said with a warning to residents. “We have seen a significant increase in the amount of ...
The Federal Trade Commission says Americans have lost at least $2.7 billion to social media scams since 2021, with the actual number likely many times larger due to severe under-reporting. A recent ...