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Fake Check Scams Growing; BBB Shares Some Red Flags

Reports of fake check scams are involved in about 7% of all complaints filed with the BBB Scam Tracker.

Warnings about check fraud.

Fake check scams are booming, according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), which issued a new report on the tactics this month.

The agency said reports of fake check scams were involved in about 7% of all complaints filed with the BBB Scam Tracker and that the number of complaints to the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel database and the Internet Fraud Complaint Center more than doubled between 2014 and 2017. The average consumer loss was $1,008. Consumers aren’t the only ones losing money, though.

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