By Stella Marcantel Within the past few years, online ticket scammers have become an increasingly prevalent issue. Regarding inflated ticket prices, counterfeit tickets, and multiple copies of the same ticket being distributed, here are some ways to be an expert ticket buyer. Vermont’s event vendors have cautioned consumers about fake ticket sales by encouraging consumers… Continue reading Ticket Purchasing Guide
The Season of Changing Leaves and Ripening Scams: Consumer Awareness Tips for Fall
By Amrutaa Vibho, AGO Intern With the changing of the leaves and the shorter days, fall brings a host of seasonal activities and purchases. Whether it’s Halloween costumes or season passes to ski resorts, consumers will be looking to save money on their seasonal purchases. However, this season is also ripe for scams. Here are… Continue reading The Season of Changing Leaves and Ripening Scams: Consumer Awareness Tips for Fall
Scams are crimes that we can try to avoid
A heartfelt thank you to Jeanette Voss and Martha “Mickey” Pullen for sharing your stories in a recent Seven Days article, Cyber Scams Are Leaving Older Vermonters Destitute, Frustrated and Saddled with Tax Debt. Your stories help us understand that scams are malicious criminal operations that succeed through thievery. You have helped others to see that responding to a scam is deeply human and natural. Scams are crimes. Scams are never the fault of the people they harm.
Email Extortion Using Photos of Home
In a new twist in the email extortion scam a photo of your home is sent with the threat to send compromising photos and videos of you to your contacts. Threats like these instill great fear and worry. The scammer advises you to scan a QR code, directing you to pay with Bitcoin or provide… Continue reading Email Extortion Using Photos of Home
Scam Targeting Wedding Officiants and Venders
Do you officiate, photograph, cater or provide other wedding services? If so, scammers may try to steal your money by claiming to be potential clients. Several Vermont Justices of the Peace reported to the Consumer Assistance Program a scam in which fake wedding planners reached out to them using fake email addresses. First they asked… Continue reading Scam Targeting Wedding Officiants and Venders