The unofficial start to the holiday season kicks off the day after Thanksgiving with Black Friday, followed by Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday. The up tempo start for thieves and scammers, not coincidentally, begins at the same time. Your BBB serving Central Virginia is on the front lines fighting to help ensure the holidays are scam-free.
“There’s an element that cares nothing for holidays other than what they can steal from people,” said Barry N. Moore, President & CEO of the BBB serving Central Virginia. “Consumers must be on a heightened sense of scam awareness during the holidays or they will get ripped off by skilled thieves. Go to BBB.org to help stay up on the latest scams and frauds,” added Moore.
“Shop Safe. Shop Smart.”
https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/23348-shop-safe
Black Friday
https://www.bbb.org/article/tips/14147-bbb-tip-black-friday
Small Business Saturday
https://www.bbb.org/article/tips/13989-bbb-tip-small-business-saturday
Cyber Monday
https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/14148-bbb-tip-cyber-monday
Giving Tuesday
https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/13990-bbb-tip-giving-tuesday
Business Tip: Get your Business Ready for the Holidays…2020 Style
https://www.bbb.org/article/business/23228-bbb-business-tip-get-your-business-ready-for-the-holidays
Looking for Season’s Hot Toy? Beware
Travel Safe this Holiday
https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/23352-bbb-tip-travel-safe-this-holida
Gift Exchanges on Social Media are Illegal Pyramid Schemes
https://www.bbb.org/article/scams/18854-bbb-warning-secret-sister-gift-exchange-is-illegal
Dealing with Holiday Pop-Up Shops
https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/18892-bbb-tip-holiday-pop-up-shops
Counterfeit Product Scams
https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/16910-bbb-tip-counterfeit-product-scams
For More information:
Visit BBB.org/AvoidScams to learn more and if you’ve been the victim of a delivery scam, please report it at BBB.org/ScamTracker. Your report can help others avoid falling victim to similar scams.
About BBB: BBB serving Central Virginia serves Richmond, the Tri-Cities, Charlottesville, and Fredericksburg, as well as 42 surrounding counties from Fauquier to Mecklenburg and Northumberland to Amherst. The nonprofit organization was established in 1954 to advance responsible, honest, and ethical business practices and to promote customer confidence through self-regulation of business. Core services of BBB include business profiles, dispute resolution, truth-in advertising, scam warnings, consumer and business education, and charity review.