Better Business Bureau (BBB) 2017 Scam Tracker Results

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The BBB has recently released (March 6th) the results of it's 2017 Scam Risk Study. There's no big surprises
in their report, but the risks are continuing to evolve.

Apologies to some here, but I will not cut & paste the entire article, but I will post this short summary ...

The top ten riskiest scams in 2017 were:
1. Online purchase scam (up from #4 in 2016)
2. Investment scam (up from #6 in 2016)
3. Employment scam (no change)
4. Advance fee loan scam (up from #5 in 2016)
5. Fake check scam (down from #2 in 2016)
6. Home improvement scam (down from #1 in 2016)
7. Tech support scam (up from #8 in 2016)
8. Travel/vacation scam (new to top 10, #12 in 2016)
9. Family/friend emergency scam (no change)
10. Government grant scam (new to top 10, #11 in 2016)

The full BBB article makes for a very good read; https://www.bbb.org/en/us/article/ne...b-scam-tracker

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