The Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) educational foundation, the BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust, has partnered with Amazon and Capital One to help people learn about, avoid and report scams. With the partnership, the BBB Scam Tracker online reporting tool has gained new features that not...
Scams targeting users of mobile payment apps such as Cash App, QuickPay, Venmo and Zelle are surging, the Better Business Bureau and Illinois utility Commonwealth Edison warned Thursday (Feb. 24). ComEd customers alone reported being scammed out of at least $27,000 in January 2022, the...
It’s one of the most timeless holiday moments and unforgettable gifts; unwrapping a giant box to reveal the adoring eyes of a new puppy or kitten. But that priceless present could turn into a costly surprise, the Better Business Bureau warns, due to an exponential...
More scams are taking place in the pandemic era, and fraudsters are now using Cash App to swindle consumers, according to a report from WPRI 12, which cited the Better Business Bureau (BBB). There are a few variations taking place through the popular payment tool,...
November 13, 2022
Consumers have filed roughly 2,400 complaints against the three largest U.S. sports betting operators in the last three years, citing delays or glitches in withdrawing winnings. That’s according to a report Saturday (Nov. 12) by the Wall Street Journal, which cites records from the Better Business Bureau for complaints against DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM. Many of […]
November 03, 2022
The Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) educational foundation, the BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust, has partnered with Amazon and Capital One to help people learn about, avoid and report scams. With...
October 05, 2020
More scams are taking place in the pandemic era, and fraudsters are now using Cash App to swindle consumers, according to a report from WPRI 12, which cited the Better...
March 04, 2020
Online retailers have to be wary of scams centering around the deadly coronavirus as it now makes its way across the world. Amazon has removed more than 1 million products...
