Tag: employment scams

BBB & Colorado Attorney General Warn About Holiday Job Scams!

Look out for job scams this holiday season! You may want to do some extra research before taking on that side-gig you’ve been eyeing. This consumer protection month, Better Business Bureau and Stop Fraud Colorado—developed by the consumer protection section of the state’s Attorney General’s Office—are teaming up to warn Coloradoans about employment scams, which …

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BBB Releases Scam Tracker Risk Report

Last month, BBB released the annual Scam Tracker Risk Report and scams related to employment ranked #1. The report is based on data supplied by consumers to BBB Scam TrackerSM (BBB. org/ScamTracker) and is based on the BBB Risk Index, a unique algorithm that calculates exposure, susceptibility, and monetary loss to offer a more accurate …

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BBB Top Ten Scams of 2016: Tax Scam is Still #1 Despite Raid in India

Reports to BBB Scam Tracker in 2016 confirmed that tax scams are still the top scam, despite a huge drop in reports after a September police raid in Mumbai, India. The list was compiled based on more than 30,000 scam reports filed by consumers on bbb.org/scamtracker, a free interactive online tool launched last year by the BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust. …

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