Whether it's a knock on the door or an email in your in-box, when a stranger wants to offer you something that sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Likewise, when you hear from a friend or family member in trouble and in desperate need of money, it may be too bad to be true.
These are two of the most common tactics use to scam people. Now you can fight back with BBB Scam Source:
Learn more about the biggest scams of 2011 - Did Facebook try to give you $1 million? Did you see the video of Osama bin Laden's death? Did you get a middle-of-the-night call from the hotel front desk? These all made our Top Ten Scams of 2011.
Know Your Scam: Your Guide to Outsmarting the Top Scams - Here are the top categories of scamswe hear about, and what you can do to protect yourself.
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Be a scam detector and report what you know - Maybe you've heard about a scam even before us. Let us know! By filing a scam report with BBB, you are helping everyone stay on top of the newest twists.
