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BBB’s Dennis Horton On Online Scams, Utility Scams, Mystery Seeds
The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) says that online scams are at an all-time high, and Dennis has some great information on how you can avoid being a victim.
Not only are online scams setting records, scam artists are pretending to be representatives of utilities, law enforcement, and governmental agencies as they try to trick you into paying them money to avoid having your power shut off or being arrested.
Also, what's the deal with those mystery seeds from China?
Dennis Horton, Director of the Rockford Regional Office of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) explained it to the WROK Morning Show on Tuesday:
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