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Online Scams Have Increased During Coronavirus Pandemic

Online Scams Have Increased During Coronavirus Pandemic We ve said it once and we ll say it again, don t fall for online scams or for that matter, phone scams too. Rule of thumb is to never ever give someone your social security number or any of your bank account information.  Both are big targets for scammers trying to take your money. Get our free mobile app Scammers are very good at exploiting uncertainty, said Troy Baker, communications manager for the Better Business Bureau Serving Western Michigan.  They re also good at adaptation, so they increasingly turned to the internet to find prey when an influx of people started working, shopping and socializing over the internet last year.

Online scams are skyrocketing Here s how to avoid them

LANSING  Want to make a quick $10,000?  Brittany Pierce had the wherewithal to say no thanks to that improbably generous offer in November.  She recognized the red flags: Someone she didn t know was sending her a Facebook message at 4:30 a.m. alerting her to a  financial support program ostensibly offered by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services   a program the messenger said had paid him $9,800. Pierce, herself a state worker, knew it was a scam right away. They re not going to give away money, she said. If they were, it wouldn t be coming from a stranger on Facebook. It was quite obvious to me.

Monkeys & Birds For Sale business claiming Michigan address is scam, BBB says

Monkeys & Birds For Sale business claiming Michigan address is scam, BBB says Updated Apr 15, 2021; Posted Apr 15, 2021 The Better Business Bureau is issuing a warning that a business claiming a Michigan address to peddle exotic monkeys and birds online is a scam. Monkeysandbirdsforsale.com claims a Kalamazoo County address belonging to a residential property owner. The business operates with a California phone number also affiliated with another scam website showing a New York address and a marijuana delivery service in California. (File photo) Facebook Share KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is saying a business claiming a Michigan address to peddle exotic monkeys and birds online is nothing more than pure monkey business.

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