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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

October 25, 2014

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...

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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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...

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...

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...

‘Free’ TOMS Shoes?

Team Scambook

April 7, 2014

Article, Consumer, General Consumer

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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

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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...

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

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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...

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...

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...

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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...

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

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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...

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...

TV Infomercial Pitchman Kevin Trudeau Arrested

Sean Boulger

October 24, 2013

Article, Culture, General Consumer

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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...

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...

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...

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

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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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