While your heart might want to help disaster victims in Japan or elsewhere, Better Business Bureau officials say that you should also keep your mind on your wallet. Natural disasters bring out con artists and schemers, Cindy Dudley, director of Business Services for the BBB, said in a recent...

Glue is the weapon of choice in a new ATM scam that drains victims of their money at machines that have touchscreens. Thieves glue down the "enter," "cancel," and "clear" buttons on an ATM's keypad. When victims go to use the keypad, they enter in their number and...realize the keys are stuck....

Officials are warning people to be careful of an old con that's popped up again -- the call forwarding scam. Victims often think they're doing a kindness to a stranger or for a friend. The phone rings, usually late at night, and callers tell the victim someone has been injured, and to contact an...

It's a cruel scheme to play on the unemployed: A scammer pretending to be from a human resources department at a construction company emailed consumers offering jobs. The emails apparently looked official, even displaying a BBB Accredited Business seal, linked to the real business credit report of...

About 1.3 million consumers complained to the Federal Trade Commission last year, saying they had problems with identity theft, Internet auctions and fake sweepstakes and lotteries. The number of complaints leveled off in 2010 after years of sharp increases. The top complaint, for the 11th year...

Rude debt collectors brought in the top number of complaints to one Attorney General's office last year. Next on the list? Telemarketing scams, say BBB officials. The Better Business Bureau and Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster released a list of its top 10 scams for 2010, and most involved...

After receiving 442 complaints over three years, Better Business Bureau officials are warning consumers to be careful using the penny auction site Wavee. Complaints against the site come from around the country, including Tennessee, New Jersey, Texas, Wisconsin, Florida, Oregon, California and...

Technology is giving scam artists new ways to target consumers. This time, it's fake rebate cards offered through text messages. A Texas resident received a text message saying "You have been chosen to receive a $100 cash rebate card" and given a phone number to call.

Mailboxes nationwide are full of promises for cash prizes, but the IRS and the Better Business Bureau say the only cash that's being spent is by victims. A Missouri marketing firm, Precision Performance Marketing, sends sweepstakes letters that BBB officials say makes it look like those on the...

Rental scams are still haunting consumers -- targeting renter and landlord alike -- and giving rise to new warnings, especially for those using the free classified site Craigslist. The Better Business Bureau is reporting an increase in complaints about rental scams and suggests those on both sides...