Sep 05 2017
By Shelley Polansky BBB has received reports of con artists calling people across the United States and Canada and claiming that their iCloud accounts have been hacked. The scam works like this: You get a robocall claiming to be from Apple Support. You Caller ID may say “Apple Inc.” or the name of your local …
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Dec 08 2016
Santa isn’t the only one keeping track of who is naughty and who is nice! Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to beware of these common holiday scams: Be cautious shopping online. Because many retailers now have chip card readers, fraud at bricks-and-mortar stores is down, so scammers have shifted their efforts online. Use a credit (not debit) …
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May 16 2016
Raise your hand if you’ve received a call out of the blue informing you that a virus or other malady has been identified on your computer. Now raise your hand (it’s OK, no one can see) if you’ve become a victim of what is known as the tech support scam. The tech support scam is …
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