General Fraud
Telephone Cramming
In addition to "plain old telephone service," you can buy extra services such as voice mail, paging, and Internet access from many different companies. But when charges show up on your phone bill for services you never agree to buy, you've been "crammed." ...
Telephone Slamming
Now that there are many competing companies that offer telephone service, your choices have increased dramatically. Unfortunately, so have the chances of being "slammed." Know what slamming is. Slamming occurs when your telephone service is switched fr ...
Travel Fraud
The thought of going to a warm vacation spot in the winter or visiting a foreign country is exciting. But what seems like a great deal may turn out to be a bad trip. Be skeptical of offers for “free” trips. Airlines and other well-known companies somet ...
Work-At-Home Scams Popular
The ad says you can make lots of money working from the comfort of your home. But if this were true, wouldn't we all be working at home? Know who you’re dealing with. The company may not be offering to employ you directly, only to sell you training and ...