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BBB Issues International Alert: BBB Name Used to Scam Online

Better Business Bureaus have issued an international alert to warn about individuals misusing the BBB and BBBOnLine trademarks to extort money from online shoppers seeking to purchase automobiles. The BBB received an inquiry from an online shopper who was searching for an automobile on cars.com. The shopper was sent an invoice by e-mail from someone posing as an escrow service that displayed a cars.com and BBBOnLine banner and listed several other BBB sites. The fraudulent e-mail invoice contains claims that the Better Business Bureau and cars.com are trusted, neutral third parties. Read more...

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