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A Furby, One of the Hottest Toys of Christmas Season 2012Season

Furbys to iPad Minis to Fake Best Buy Gift Cards: Scams to Avoid on Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2012

Miranda Perry
October 25, 2014
Article, Consumer, General Consumer
Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2012 are right around the corner. If you're a smart shopper, you're already looking for leaked ads online and strategizing how to get the best deals on clothes, hot electronics, to...
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How to Avoid Fake Jobs on Craigslist, LinkedIn, and Careerbuilder

Miranda Perry
August 20, 2014
Article, Craigslist, Featured, General Consumer, Lifestyle, Listing Fraud, Video, Work at Home Programs
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf_6jeJiOPQ&rel=0 (more…)...
Photo of an old woman in a red coat in a black and white park

FBI Says: Watch out Grandparents and Grandchildren, Someone is Out to Get You!

Team Scambook
April 21, 2014
Article, Scam Alerts
The “Grandparent Scam” is back.  Are you a loving grandparent or do you have grandparents that live far away ?  Well if you are one of the two, the FBI says "Watch Out!" The FBI is warning citizens to be awa...
Best Buy Logo

Smishing Epidemic Moves onto Best Buy?

Team Scambook
April 19, 2014
Article, Mobile Services, Technology
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It may seem like Smishing is all the rage lately, but frankly... It is.  Over the past few weeks our users and Scambook Staff have been repeatedly receiving the same smishing text (shown on the left) from "Best...
iPhone 4S

Phony iPhone 4S from Turkey

Team Scambook
April 16, 2014
Article, General Consumer, Mobile Services, Technology
While the iPhone 4S has been around for a quite a bit now and with the Siri function definitely putting a whole new spin on it,  everyone couldn't wait to get their hands on one and are still buzzing over it. W...
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‘Free’ TOMS Shoes?

Team Scambook
April 7, 2014
Article, Consumer, General Consumer
3
Scammers are at it again taking advantage of the charitable organization's 'One Day Without Shoes' campaign and infecting computers with malware. With its "One for One" policy of donating shoes to someon...
Photo of Colorful Easter Eggs and Handmade Easter Chick Decorations

Easter Egg Hunting & Scams?

Team Scambook
April 4, 2014
Article, Culture, General Consumer, Listing Fraud
Easter is a time for family, food, Easter bunnies and....scams?  Unfortunately, yes!  A common scam during holidays such as Easter is creating a bogus charity for people to donate money to, especially by tappin...
A Basketball About to Score During March Madness

Don’t Let March Madness Drive You Mad!

Team Scambook
March 28, 2014
Article, Culture, General Consumer
1
With the uproar of this year’s March madness, we warn you… Consumers be wary of your purchases!  According to 14 News, this month is high time for scammers to take advantage of enthused sports fans by selling t...
Photo of Walmart Giftcard

Update: $1000 Walmart Gift Card Scam

Team Scambook
March 22, 2014
Article, Consumer, General Consumer, Mobile Services
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Hey Scambook readers! We've had a phenomenal response to our blog from last Friday on the fiasco about the Walmart gift card scam. We can't believe the number of complaints that have been submitted over the pas...
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Free $1000 Walmart Gift Card Text Message Scam

Team Scambook
March 16, 2014
Article, Consumer, Mobile Services
67
Smishing... What is that? "Smishing" is the latest  scam. Instead of getting an e-mail, you get a text message. The word is a combination of "SMS," for short message service, also known as text messaging, an...
Photo of iPhone

Hang up the Phone: Scam Alert!

Team Scambook
March 9, 2014
Article, General Consumer, Mobile Services, Scam Alerts
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Attention: Scambook users, if you potentially receive a phone call from someone claiming to work at Microsoft, HANG UP! Or have you received a call form them claiming they found a virus on your account? If so, ...
A festive Christmas tree with red Xmas ornament

Facebook Scam Alert: Warning About Christmas Tree App Trojan Virus is a Hoax

Miranda Perry
December 2, 2013
Article, Featured, General Consumer, Technology
Scam artists are getting in the Christmas spirit and this year they're hoping to stuff your stocking with a Facebook hoax. A "warning" message is spreading on Facebook alerting users about a "Christmas Tree App...
Image of a Dart in Bullseye

The Big Secret Internet Scammers Don’t Want You to Know

Christina Newhall
November 22, 2013
Article, General Consumer, Scam Alerts
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice shame on me – so the saying goes. And when it comes to phishing and telemarketing scams, it seems that those fooled once may have unintentionally put themselves on a sh...
Color photo of an IRS Form 1040 being filled out

IRS Issues $4 Billion in Tax Refunds to Scammers & Identity Thieves

Christina Newhall
November 19, 2013
Article, Money
Tax season is stressful and tedious. Honestly, there are only two things that really keep U.S. taxpayers filling out the mountains of numbered forms and itemizing receipts each year. First: the fear of an audit...
Donations Please Sign

3 New Anti-Scam Tips for Donating to Philippines Typhoon Relief Aid Charity

Christina Newhall
November 15, 2013
Article, Consumer
Do you want to donate to a Philippines Typhoon relief aid charity? If news of the destruction rendered by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has moved you to help, you’re not alone. Money is certainly desperatel...
Bottles for Snake Oil and Other Dubious Cures

How Those “One Weird Trick” Belly Fat Ads Scam You

Christina Newhall
November 11, 2013
Article, Consumer, General Consumer
1
Anyone who spends time on the Internet has seen these too-good-to-be-true ads: Get "this one weird trick" to reduce belly fat, cure diabetes or ADHD, or lower your utility bills with a secret tip "they" don't w...
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Cosmetic Products Scams

Team Scambook
November 4, 2013
Article, Consumer, General Consumer, Health and Fitness Programs
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Do you have crow’s feet, turkey neck,  laugh lines,  or frown lines?  What about a spare tire,  muffin top,  potbelly, saddlebags, love handles, batwings,  cankles, or crinkle-pits?  It seems that every inch of...
Photo of a TV remote control

TV Infomercial Pitchman Kevin Trudeau Arrested

Sean Boulger
October 24, 2013
Article, Culture, General Consumer
1
Have you ever purchased one of Kevin Trudeau's books? Perhaps you saw him selling a number of so-called health products on late-night TV throughout the 1990s. The former informercial pitchman has never really b...
Photo of a Nordstrom Department Store

Identity Thieves Try to Steal Credit Card Data from Florida Nordstrom Customers

Christina Newhall
October 24, 2013
Article, Consumer, General Consumer
If you’re a Nordstrom shopper from Aventura, Florida, you might want to check your credit card statements for unauthorized charges or other signs of identity theft. Six men allegedly collaborated on a scheme...
Police Patrol Car

Scammers Impersonate Virginia Police Chief in IRS Back-Taxes Fraud

Christina Newhall
October 21, 2013
Article, Scam Alerts
No one likes paying taxes, but the only thing worse than paying taxes is getting caught not paying taxes. Many consumers fear being audited by the IRS, and recently, scammers have been using those fears to prey...
Mouse on Desk

Work From Home Scam: Identity Thieves Promise Jobs with Google or Facebook to Steal Credit Card Info

Christina Newhall
October 16, 2013
Article, Scam Alerts, Work at Home Programs
4
Scammers are using well-known Internet brands like Google, Facebook and Yahoo to trick people into purchasing “work from home kits” and then ripping off victims’ credit cards, bank accounts, or stealing their p...
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