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03/22/2012

BBB Alert: $1,000 Gift Card Ploy Used in Smishing Scheme

Have you received a text message offering you a free Walmart gift card? Despite the attraction of a $1,000 gift card, Better Business Bureau is warning consumers that the Walmart gift card text message is a smishing scam.

06/02/2011

Spare the Spam Text Messages

Unwanted, unsolicited text messages can be costly and annoying

07/22/2010

Completing Surveys Can Increase Telemarketing Calls And Junk Mail

Consumers Receive Surveys with Sweepstakes and Coupon Perks, BBB Says Use Caution

07/08/2010

Impostors Use Church as a Lure in Nigerian Scam

Check Legitimacy Before Donating

05/21/2010

BBB Warns Businesses About New Phishing Attack

Beware of fake complaint reports coming from seatac@bbb.org

04/01/2004

FTC - The CAN-SPAM Act: Requirements for Commercial Emailers

The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act) establishes requirements for those who send commercial email, spells out penalties for spammers and companies whose products are advertised in spam if they violate the law, and gives consumers the right to ask emailers to stop spamming them.

01/01/2004

FTC - Securing Your Server: Shut the Door on Spam

Your organization probably handles lots of Internet traffic every day — both to and from your clients and customers. The settings of your network servers may open your system to misuse.

04/01/2002

FTC - You’ve Got Spam: How to "Can" Unwanted Email

Do you receive lots of junk email messages from people you don't know? It's no surprise if you do. As more people use email, marketers are increasingly using email messages to pitch their products and services. Some consumers find unsolicited commercial email - also known as "spam" - annoying and time consuming; others have lost money to bogus offers that arrived in their email in-box.


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