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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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03/13/2012
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that publicity about the NCAA Basketball Tournament is likely to breed scams involving tickets, hotels and merchandise.
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02/21/2012
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning sports fans to be extremely cautious when doing business with Ex Sport Group, a St. Louis County ticket broker.
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09/30/2011
The Better Business Bureau is warning Cardinals fans to be wary of potential scams by fake ticket sellers for the World Series.
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04/02/2010
An appeals court ruled in eBay's favor, saying that the online auction site met its responsibilities to fight fraud under trademark laws.
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03/15/2010
The Better Business Bureau in Connecticut is warning consumers and retailers about circulating counterfeit $100 bills.
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06/30/2008
The market for counterfeit luxury items is wide and deep, with everything from jewelry and perfume to handbags and sunglasses being sold. While busts like the January seizure of more than $1 million in knock-off fashion accessories in New York City make headlines, counterfeit luxury items are sold on streets all across the U.S. Now though, counterfeiters are well-established online too. For bargain-hunters looking for name-brand items at discount prices online, Better Business Bureau offers advice on avoiding Web-based rip-off schemes.
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08/02/2005
The Better Business Bureau is warning businesses to be wary of customers who send checks for amounts much greater than the product or service being purchased. The business could fall victim to a "check overpayment scam" if the customer requests a return of the excess funds. Businesses that deposit the customer checks ultimately find out they are counterfeit. Unfortunately, that fact is discovered after the check is initially accepted for deposit by the bank and, the business has forwarded the "overpayment" to the scammer, leaving the business liable for the losses.
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07/07/2005
Most people know that counterfeit products hurt legitimate businesses and the overall economy. In fact, recent estimates are that counterfeiting costs U.S. businesses as much as $250 billion every year and results in the loss of 750,000 jobs. The Better Business Bureau wants consumers and businesses to also recognize that counterfeit products are a growing danger to public health and safety. Look-alike and knock off products, such as cosmetics, baby formula, batteries, cigarettes, auto parts and pharmaceuticals, can jeopardize people's health and safety. Furthermore, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce states that there is strong evidence to suggest that organized criminal groups and terrorist organizations are involved in and benefit financially from counterfeiting and piracy schemes.
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01/15/2003
If you are a coupon clipper, you may want to think twice when it comes to downloading coupons from the Internet. Homemade counterfeit coupons are circulating at an alarming rate on the Internet, according to The Coupon Information Center (CIC), a not-for-profit association of consumer product manufacturers. Dedicated to fighting coupon misredemption and fraud, CIC notes that retailers and manufacturers aren't the only victims of coupon counterfeiting; innocent consumers who purchase or download counterfeit coupons can also be victimized.
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03/23/2002
Product counterfeiting is a lucrative international business, growing at an alarming rate, with devastating consequences for businesses, and consumers in the U.S. and abroad. Losses to U.S. businesses from the counterfeiting of trademarked and copyrighted products is estimated at $200 billion a year, according to the Department of Commerce.
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