Better Business Bureau (BBB) has developed 10 ways that can help you fight scammers, prevent identity theft, and find trustworthy businesses and charities in the coming year.
“Consumers can protect themselves from fraud by knowing the red flags of common scams, researching businesses before they buy and getting every contract in writing,” said Michelle L. Corey, BBB President and CEO. “BBB Business Profiles and BBB Charity Reviews offer verified information that is available 24/7 on the BBB website. The website also has tips to help consumers with many common transactions.”
BBB Scam Tracker is a great resource for reporting scams or finding out whether that email, text or phone call you got claiming to be from the IRS or trying to collect a debt was legitimate or a scam. More than 175,000 scam reports have been filed nationwide since Scam Tracker came online in February 2015. BBB gives consumers the tools to track scams that are occurring in their regions.