Anchorage, Alaska — Mother’s Day shopping is expected to total a near-record high this year as the National Retail Federation predicts consumers will spend $23.1 billion on gifts. Popular Mother’s Day items include flowers and jewelry, two industries that have already received an estimated 43,000 inquiries and nearly 200 complaints to Better Business Bureau Northwest + […]
Anchorage, Alaska — Nov. 16, 2017 As millions prepare to travel for the holidays this year, Better Business Bureau is sending out a warning to travelers on what scams to look out for during the holiday rush. In the last three years, nearly 3,000 travel complaints have been reported to BBB Scam Tracker with $1.3 […]
Anchorage, Alaska — More than 30,000 scams were reported to Better Business Bureau’s Scam Tracker in 2016, with 151 reported in Alaska Tax Collection fraud topped the list as the most reported scam in the last year. The following list is based on scams reported by consumers on bbb.org/scamtracker, a free interactive online tool launched […]
As the Christmas season approaches, the Better Business Bureau has issued a “Scam Alert” in an effort to keep holiday observers from being scammed out of their hard-earned cash by scammers offering a “Handwritten Letter from Santa to Your Child.” Called “Santa’s special package,” the scam instead takes you to a site that “promises the […]