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01/30/2013

New Wave of Phishing Scams Uses Facebook Info for Personalized Spam

Scammers are tapping into the personal data available through Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn to pose as your friends in fraudulent emails.

01/24/2013

Online Dating Scams: What is Catfishing?

Similar to popular email phishing scams, 'catfishing' scams occur when a scammer assumes a persona and then creates an entire false identity. BBB offers a few warning signs of catfishing.

10/09/2012

Paid Your Taxes Online? Don't Get Fooled by Fake IRS Email

Pay your taxes online this year? Scammers are hoping to grab the attention of the many Americans who filed electronically. Watch your inbox for this latest round of phishing scams.

05/11/2012

Don't Fall for Fake Amazon.com Cancellati​on Emails

Online shoppers beware! The latest email phishing scam looks just like an order cancellation notice from Amazon.com. Be sure to double check suspicious emails you receive from the online retailer before clicking on any links.

12/16/2011

It’s Still Out There! New Advice for Recipients of BBB Complaint Email Scam

An email scam using BBB's name and logo continues to proliferate. Most of the emails containe the subject line “Complaint from your customers" and have a link or attachment containing phishing malware that steals information.

07/21/2011

Scam Alert: BBB Warns of an Email Phishing Scam

The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about a new email scam designed to steal your money. Be on the lookout for an email claiming to be from someone you know who is stuck in another country. They are asking you to give them a loan to pay for their hotel bills and airfare home and request that you respond via email.

04/07/2011

BBB Warns of Phishing Email Received from Epsilon Data Breach

Just days after millions of customers' email addresses were stolen in one of the largest data breaches in U.S. history, the Better Business Bureau is seeing one of the first Epsilon data breach phishing scams.


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