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07 October 2025
Meet Sue: Your guide to spotting and stopping gift card scams
Gift card scams are a problem. That’s why we’re excited to introduce Sue, the animated face of our new awareness campaign. She may be in 2D, but her mission is anything but flat. She’s here to raise awareness, deliver clear guidance, and empower people to recognize red flags before it’s too late. Sue brings more […]
21 July 2025
From Base to Base — Keep Scammers Out of Your PCS Move
Military Consumer Month 2025 If your family is gearing up for a Permanent Change of Station (PCS), you’re probably balancing a long checklist—packing, paperwork, housing, school enrollment, maybe even saying goodbye to a beloved community. But there’s one more thing to watch for: scammers looking to take advantage of military families on the move. During […]
16 July 2025
Talking about scams: How to start the conversation and protect your military community
Military Consumer Month 2025 Scammers thrive in silence. That’s why starting the conversation—with your family, unit, neighbors, or fellow veterans—is one of the most powerful ways to fight fraud. During Military Consumer Month 2025, we’re not just encouraging the military community to report scams—we’re asking you to talk about them. Because when we talk, we […]
08 July 2025
Free webinar. Opportunity knocks: How to spot and avoid employment scams
Anyone can be defrauded by an employment scam. In this informative video, data shared from the 2022 BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report sheds light on how these scams are perpetrated, who is being targeted, and the behaviors and other factors that may influence a person’s susceptibility. A first-hand account of an employment scam is told to demonstrate […]
22 January 2024
BBB Institute releases new report on youth scams
People ages 18-24 reported losing more money to scams than older age groups, according to a new report published by the BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust (BBB Institute), the International Association of Better Business Bureaus’ educational foundation. Targeting our youth: How scams are impacting ages 18-24 highlights scam types, tactics, and trends based on data […]
08 October 2023
Free webinar on demand: Protect yourself from romance scams
Anyone can be defrauded by a romance scam. The information covered in this 30-minute webinar will illuminate a crime the Federal Trade Commission estimates to have resulted in losses of $1.3B in 2022. With data shared from the 2022 BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report, viewers will better understand how these scams are perpetrated, who is […]
28 August 2023
Identity Theft: Identification and protection
Identity theft affects millions of Americans each year. The FTC received 5.8 million reports in 2021, although the actual number is much higher. The true number is hard to measure since many people do not report, and others may not even know they were impacted. What is identity theft? Identity theft is when a criminal […]
03 May 2023