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09/19/2012

Connecticut BBB Alerts Consumers: Fake FBI Email Threatens Recipients with Arrest

There are several variations ofa fake "FBI" email making the rounds. One version, signed by “Special Agent Terry Williams,” supposedly comes from the Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division.

12/07/2011

BBB Alert: Phishing Attack Using BBB Name Strikes Again

The Better Business Bureau is alerting businesses and consumers of potential harm from a scam email that is purporting to be from a bbb.org email address about a recently filed complaint.

11/17/2010

Package Delivery E-Mail Scam Arrives in Time for Holidays

While you’re getting your holiday happenings lined up, scam artists near and far are working as fast as Santa’s elves to unleash a plethora of scams designed to separate you from your spending money o

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.

11/01/2002

FTC - Don't Want Your Email Address Harvested?

Consider “masking” your email address.

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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