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05/22/2012
A St. Louis County business owner said Internet thieves stole the name of her company to get cash and personal information from job seekers in an elaborate work at home scheme, the BBB warns.
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09/23/2011
Fraud targeting senior citizens continues to be a widespread concern reported by Better Business Bureau. In 2010, more than 2,700 seniors filed complaints with BBB, and so far in 2011 BBB has received more than 1,300 complaints.
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09/01/2010
As the unemployment rate hovers around 10 percent, the Better Business Bureau warns that scammers are preying on the unemployed.
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08/24/2010
If you have a computer and haven’t involved yourself in one of the thousands of money-making programs offered every day on the Internet…What’s WRONG with you?
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08/23/2010
Every couple months or so, we come across another work-at-home opportunity that seems to be dubious at best.
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08/03/2010
Beware of “jobs” or “business opportunities” that seem to offer high pay for work you can do at home. Often these programs are bogus.
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08/02/2010
While sitting at a traffic light you notice a printed sign advertising work-from-home opportunities with a phone number to call. You jot down the number and make a mental note to follow up.
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07/30/2010
We’ve all seen or heard the advertisements claiming you can make thousands of dollars from working at home.
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07/29/2010
According to our Dupont, WA BBB, Pacific Publications, using the known websites of pacificpubs.com and funsimplework.com, is a company that is advertising through various papers throughout the country
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06/15/2010
Two BBBs have recently issued warnings about work-at-home scams offering work that involves shipping packages overseas.
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05/17/2010
Being successful at direct selling doesn’t require any special education or experience but it isn’t for everyone. Better Business Bureau suggests people ask themselves a few questions when considering a new venture in direct sales.
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03/31/2010
The BBB cautions consumers to be wary of work at home scams and their too good to be true deals.
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03/03/2010
If you are attracted to the idea of working from home like 16.5 million entrepreneurs are doing, do some research before you make any decisions.
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12/08/2009
Internet giant Google filed a lawsuit against Pacific WebWorks for allegedly using the Google name and logo to promote work-at-home money-making scams.
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06/30/2009
Experts estimate that billions of dollars have been lost as the result of fake check scams. Scams involving fake checks come in many different forms and can be very hard to identify as the printing technology used by scammers improves. Better Business Bureau warns against three common check scams and offers advice on the red flags to look out for.
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