Monday, September 06, 2010
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Information Alert!
Beware!
Tough economic times can be the perfect time for scam artists to try to separate you from your money. Fore-warned is fore-armed. Please read the articles below and check back regularly to keep up-to-date on the current scams which are being reported throughout our area and the country.
Stimulus and Change Provide Food for New Tricks from Scam Artists
Scam artists have a hatful of deceitful tricks they can continually pull from to steal your money. They purposefully take advantage of your confusion over changes in programs as well as changes our government undertakes.
Click here for the full article. (Added February 19, 2009)
Click here for the full article. (Added February 19, 2009)
Don’t be Fooled by Work-at-Home Scams
A negative outcome of the downturn in the economy is an increased number of individuals falling victim to such age old scams as work at home schemes. The number of complaints to the Better Business Bureau and law enforcement agencies such as the FBI is on the increase with this particular scam.
Click here for the full story. (Added February 19, 2009)
Beware of Promised Credit Fixes
Desperate times can lead to desperate action, and in the case of a downturn in the economy this can lead to disastrous mistakes where people lose more money than they can afford to lose. When people are worried about making credit card payments or max out their limits, they are likely to fall victim to fast talk about easy fixes. There is no easy fix to a credit problem.
Click here for the full story. (Added February 19, 2009)