Alerts Archive

Scam Alerts

• Jul 29, 2009  IRS will check homebuyer credit eligibility
  Today, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced its first successful prosecution related to fraud involving the first-time homebuyer credit and…
• Jan 15, 2009  Fed warns of phishing 'trojan virus' scheme
  Don't click on an email that claims to be from the Federal Reserve Bank. It contains a link with malicious…
• Oct 21, 2008  Operation Clean Sweep targets 'credit repair'
  On Oct. 23, the Federal Trade Commission, in cooperation with 25 state agencies in 23 states, will hold a press…
• Oct 10, 2008  Current economy is a 'Phisherman's Special'
  According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the upheaval in the financial marketplace may spur scam artists to phish for…
• Oct 03, 2008  Grandparents: It's NOT your grandkids calling!
  The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning senior citizens to be aware of an emerging telephone scam that is preying…
• May 19, 2008  Regulator offers tips to avoid foreclosure scams
  Foreclosures are increasing nationwide, and so are scams that promise to “rescue” homeowners from foreclosure. What these scams do is…
• Dec 27, 2007  New Year, new consumer scams
  Aleksandra Todorova, SmartMoney.com reporter, writes about common scams, noting that the financial woes and natural disasters of 2007 have armed…
• Sep 14, 2007  Mortgage foreclosure scams on the rise
  Across the U.S., homeowners facing mortgage foreclosure are being scammed by foreclosure “rescue” companies promising to save their house but…
• Aug 29, 2007  Job hunters: Don't post phone numbers online
  Posting your resume on sites such as Monster.com or CareerBuilder.com might result in some annoying phone calls—and these calls may…
• Aug 29, 2007  Beware of bogus senior census survey
  Look carefully at any mail you get from the Census of Senior Citizens. It’s not the U.S. Census Bureau! The…