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BBB's Top 10 Scams, Schemes And Rip-Offs Of 2010

First Posted: 01/05/11 09:32 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:25 PM ET

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Job hunters, consumers trying to dig themselves out of debt and those desperate to earn some extra money on the side were frequent victims of fraudsters, hackers and dishonest businesses in 2010, according to a list of the year's top 10 scams just published by the Better Business Bureau.

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hobo62
280 Fans
06:56 PM on 01/05/2011
What about the one with "Bob" and his natural male enhancement? Anyone who would actually fall for this one seriously needs some counseling.
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IreneNH
Please feel free to disagree
522 Fans
03:03 PM on 01/05/2011
Debt Relief and Settlement Companies are the biggest scams going. Often times a company and its principals are shut down and fined only to open under a new name.

There are many TV and radio ads for these companies. I would encourage anyone who has been scammed by them to call the TV and/or radio stations at the same time that they file complaints with the BBB or government agencies.
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fjg
a jolly good fellow
135 Fans
02:01 PM on 01/05/2011
Well, it started in '08 but it continued last year, so I'm going to shamefully admit that I fell for that "Change you can believe in" scam. Yeah, I actually thought things would be different this time. I got suckered out of a thousand bucks...and my vote.
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IreneNH
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522 Fans
03:04 PM on 01/05/2011
You ain't half been suckered yet. Hold onto your hat!
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lemmyk73
Foxy Shazam!
744 Fans
01:52 PM on 01/05/2011
Obamacare was the biggest scam.
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alienator
the irony of the right is entertainment enough
681 Fans
01:25 PM on 01/05/2011
how about the biggest scam in the history of the world.... the tea party
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TechieFreak
69 Fans
01:42 PM on 01/05/2011
no , the biggest scam is the Federal Reserve and the whole USA that scams everyone .
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terriblyconfused
A micro-bio? Really? REALLY?
138 Fans
01:18 PM on 01/05/2011
Most of these look like no-brainers to avoid like the plague. Who falls for these? (Besides the elderly who seem to lose their ability to smell a rat with age.)
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IreneNH
Please feel free to disagree
522 Fans
03:06 PM on 01/05/2011
Nice to see you have such a high opinion of the elderly. FYI, they are the largest target for scammers.
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nothingchanges
too soon old, too late smart
1942 Fans
11:28 AM on 01/05/2011
IMPO..............possibly the biggest BBB scam is itself.

What once was an organization to promote business ethics, has become nothing more than a sham, a shadow organization to increase business profits.
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