Cars |
Inspecting A Used Car - March
2004
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Automotive Sales Industry - August
2003
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Computers |
Group Warns Consumers Not to Take the Bait in Phishing Scams - August
2004
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FTC Issues Alert about Identity Theft Scam -- Spammers Pose as Federal
Government Operation - March 2004
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Sham Site Is a Scam: There Is No "National Do Not E-mail Registry" - February
2004
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Who's Spamming Who?
Could it be You? - January 2004
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FTC Obtains Order Barring Pop-up Spam Scam, Urges Consumers to
Take Steps to Protect Themselves - November 2003
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FBI Warns of E-mail Scam -
September 2003
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Identity Thief Goes "Phishing" for Consumers’ Credit Information - July
2003
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Best Buy
Alerts Consumers of Fraudulent Spam E-mail - June 2003
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Online Fraud on the Rise - June
2003
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Online Auctions Dominant
Consumer Fraud - April 2003
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CDIC Warns of Internet
Investment Scam - August 2002
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Scam Artists
Use Do Not Call Registry to Commit Fraud - June 2002
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Internet Fraud Lurks in Your
Inbox - May 2002
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International
Netforce Launches Law Enforcement Effort - April 2002
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Top 10 Dot Cons - March
2001
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Consumers Pay Big for
Dangerous Downloads - May 2000
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Education |
Scholarship Scams - March
2001
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Employment |
Take This Scheme and Stuff It: Avoiding Envelope-Stuffing Rip-Offs - December
2003
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FTC Launches Nationwide Ad Campaign To Protect Consumers from Job Scams - October
2003
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Consumer Alert - Federal Job
Fraud - October 2003
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State, Federal Law Enforcers Launch Sting on Business Opportunity, Work-at-Home
Scams - June 2002
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Fraudulent Bonus
Checks For Non-Existent Jobs - March 2002
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Family |
'You've Just Won a Playstation 2!' - or Maybe Not, Says FTC in
Complaint Filed Against Internet Spammers - April 2002
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Electronic Games Sales Scam -
December 2000
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Federal
Programs |
Diversity
Visa Lottery: Read the Rules, Avoid the Rip-Offs - July 2004
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'Free Grants': Don't Take
Them For Grant-ed - March 2004
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Fraudulent FBI E-Mails - July
2001
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Food |
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Health |
FTC Alleges That Marketers of CortiSlim and CortiStress Made False or
Unsubstantiated Claims - October 2004
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FDA and Johnson and Johnson Warn Public
About Counterfeit Contraceiptive Patches Sold Through Foreign Internet Site - February
2004
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FDA
Investigating Reports of Unlicensed Influenza Vaccine - December
2003
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Rumors About
Recalled Lot of Influenza Vaccine - October 2003
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Serono
Issues Notification of Counterfeit Serostim® - May 2002
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FTC Charges Three Top-selling Electronic Abdominal Exercise Belts with Making
False Claims - May 2002
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Offers to
Treat Biological Threats: What You Need to Know - October
2001
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False E-mail Report: Hantavirus Spread by Contact With Soda Cans or Grocery
Packages - May 2001
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Fraudulent Health Claims:
Don't Be Fooled - March 2001
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Virtual
"Treatments" Can Be Real-World Deceptions - March 2001
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False E-mail Report
About "Klingerman Virus" - February 2001
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Housing |
A Steal on Repairs - October
2004
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FTC
Offers Home Repair Advice to Hurricane Charley Victims - August
2004
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Subprime Loan
Victims to Receive Additional Redress - February 2004
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Nearly 28,000 First Alliance Borrowers Will Share an Initial Redress Pool of Almost
$45 Million - December 2002
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Don't Get "Locked Out" of Your Home By a Bankruptcy Scam Operator - June
2001
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Avoiding Home Equity Scams -
March 2001
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Thinking About a
Home Improvement? Don't Get Nailed - March 2001
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Money |
Deceptive Magazine Sales -
September 2004
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FDIC Warns
About Fraudulent Request for Information - September 2004
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Federal Bank, Thrift and Credit Union Regulatory Agencies
Provide Brochure with Information on Internet "Phishing" - September
2004
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Con Artists Using 'Wrong Number' Answering Machine
Messages to Snare Victims in New Scam Sweeping Nation - August
2004
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FTC Warns
Consumers about Potential Charity Scams - August 2004
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Advocacy Group Warns that More and More Consumers Falling for Fake Check
Scams - August 2004
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IRS Reissues Consumer Warning on Identity Theft Scheme; Scheme Now
Targeting Caribbean - August 2004
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BBB Warns that Imposters are Targeting Consumers and Businesses - August
2004
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IRS Warns
of Scheme to Steal Identity and Financial Data - June 2004
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Treasury, IRS Warn of Identity Theft Scheme Involving Bogus E-mail, Web site - April
2004
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Online Auction Fraud
Complaints Still Rising - March 2004
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NASD Investor Alerts - March
2004
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IRS Updates the ‘Dirty Dozen’ for 2004: Agency Warns of New Scams - March
2004
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Get Rich Quik? Don't Count on
It! - February 2004
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FDIC And FBI
Investigating Fraudulent Emails - January 2004
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State Securities Regulators Release Top 10 Scams, Schemes & Scandals - January
2004
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SIPC Issues Warning About Web-Based "Brokerage Identity Theft" Scams
Targeting Investors - December 2003
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FBI Warns beware of
Scams/Schemes/Frauds - December 2003
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FTC Urges Consumers to Be Wary of "El Gordo" Spanish Lottery Scam - December
2003
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FTC Experts Urge Consumers to Take Caution This Holiday Season - November
2003
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FTC Warns
Consumers About Potential Charity Scams - October 2003
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FTC, IRS, and State Regulators Urge Care When Seeking Help from
Credit Counseling Organizations - October 2003
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Beware of Land Sale Scheme -
August 2003
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FTC Warns Consumers of Scammers Charging for Do Not Call Registration - August
2003
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Fraud Alert: Fraudulent Advertisements by Entities Claiming to be Credit Unions - July
2003
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Fraudulent
Ads Using Official Financial Institution Logos - July 2003
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FBI Says
Web "Spoofing" Scams are a Growing Problem - July 2003
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CFTC Finds That Florida Residents Fraudulently Marketed A
Commodity Futures Trading Method On E-Bay - July 2003
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CFTC Charges California Boiler
Room, British Capital Group and Its President, With Defrauding Customers in Foreign Currency (Forex)
Scam - June 2003
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Best Buy
Alerts Consumers of Fraudulent Spam E-mail - June 2003
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New Tax Scam Targets Potential Recipients of Advance Child Tax Credit - June
2003
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Online Fraud on the Rise - June
2003
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'Top
10' Investment Scams Listed by State Securities Regulators - August
2002
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CDIC Warns of Internet
Investment Scam - August 2002
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Scam Artists
Use Do Not Call Registry to Commit Fraud - June 2002
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Colorado Attorney General Warns Colorado Consumers to be Wary of
Scams Related to No-Call List - June 2002
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ID Theft Affidavit - May
2002
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IRS Warns
of Scheme to Steal Identity and Financial Data - May 2002
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Abusive Tax Shelters - April
2002
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Tax Fraud Alerts - April
2002
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Tax Scams / Consumer Alerts -
April 2002
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How to Report a Tax Scam - March
2002
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Securities Regulators Warn Consumers About Risky 'Death Futures' - February
2002
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Fraudulent Telemarketers Snatching Bank Account Numbers,
National Fraud Information Center Stats Show - February 2002
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Beware the "Dirty Dozen" Tax
Scams - January 2002
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Public Awareness Advisory Regarding "4-1-9" or "Advance Fee Fraud" Schemes - January
2002
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Theft of TriWest Records - December
2001
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Detecting Counterfeit Money -
December 2001
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'Tis the Season: Donating to
Charities - December 2001
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Helping Victims of the Terrorist Attacks: Your Guide to Giving Wisely - September
2001
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BBB Cautions Donors on Appeals for Victims of the September 11th Terrorist
Attacks - September 2001
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Broken Promises:
Promissory Note Fraud - August 2001
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Tax Fraud Alerts - July
2001
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Canadian Lottery Telemarketing
Fraud - July 2001
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Credit Card
Loss Protection Offers: They're the Real Steal - March 2001
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Examples of Known Phony
Securities - March 2001
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Scams
Involving the Renting or Leasing of Treasury Securities - March
2001
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Canadian Telemarketing Scam - 'British Premium Savings Bond' Scheme Targeted
Seniors - December 2000
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Beware of
Unexpected Charges for Buyers Clubs - - July 2000
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Small
Business |
Skybiz Victims to
Collect Court-Ordered Restitution - April 2004
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FTC Creates a Consumer Hotline to Assist Victims of Alleged Epixtar Web
Cramming Scam - January 2004
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Take This Scheme and Stuff It: Avoiding Envelope-Stuffing Rip-Offs - December
2003
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Franchise and Business
Opportunities - March 2001
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Fraudulent Yellow Pages
Invoices - March 2001
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'Net
Based Business Opportunities Are Some Flop-portunities? - March
2001
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Work-at-Home Schemes - March
2001
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Work-at-Home Schemes Top
Fraud - January 2000
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Travel |
FTC Settles with Marketers of Bogus International Driver’s Licenses - August
2003
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Avoid a School Break Bust - March
2001
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Telemarketing Travel Fraud - March
2001
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And
More |
FTC
Cautions Consumers about Voter Registration Scams - October
2004
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FTC
Releases Top 10 Consumer Complaint Categories in 2003 - January
2004
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FBI Warns of E-mail Scam -
September 2003
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Online Auctions Dominant
Consumer Fraud - April 2003
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