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BBB Doesn't Hold Onto Sweepstakes Winnings

Posted Tuesday, June 08, 2010 in Consumer/Business Services
by Erik Johnson

A couple of months ago, we warned you about a phony BBB lottery scam circulating mailboxes. Apparently that is old news and now scammers are moving on to using BBB's name in a sweepstakes scam. The BBB in Florida alerted us about a consumer who called and claimed someone from BBB informed him a company was looking for him because he was the winner of $85,000 and a brand new car. Wouldn't that be nice?

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Victims of Wire Transfer Scams Receiving Reimbursement

Posted Tuesday, May 18, 2010 in Credit-Mortgages-Finances
by Erik Johnson

On April 28, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it has begun mailing out more than 34,000 checks to consumers who were identified as victims of scams using the wire transfer company MoneyGram International, Inc.

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