InventHelp Scam Watch

The Better Business Bureau is warning the public of scammers going door-to-door posing as magazine subscription salesmen and using charity causes as a hook. There have been over 600 reported complaints nationwide in the past year of people getting ripped-off by sales reps that take money but don’t deliver. The sales pitch usually involves an attempt . . . → Read More: BBB Warns of Magazine Subscription Scams

Certain Florida residents are advised to be on the lookout for a church donation scam where young adults are posing to be church affiliates. These scam artists are knocking on neighborhood doors while wearing Bible t-shirts and asking for donations. They claim the church could only accept donations by check.

Investigators believe that these scammers might be . . . → Read More: Church Donation Scam

Many caring hearts are being broken in an online puppy adoption scam. Overseas scammers are running online classified ads and creating breeder websites offering expensive purebred puppies – typically English bulldogs or Yorkshire terriers – for free or at a discounted price. The scam artists will then ask interested buyers to pay for the dog’s shipment, . . . → Read More: Avoid Pet Adoption Scams

The Gulf oil spill is about to potentially have another disaster – fraud. The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending out a warning against thieves who are trying to profit off the spill. Criminals are taking advantage of compassionate donators and preventing money from actually helping the devastation. These scam artists pretend to be . . . → Read More: Gulf Oil Spill Charity Scams