This is National Consumer Protection Week, devoted to informing consumers of their rights and educating the public about scam and I-D theft prevention.
Jessie Schmidt of the Better Business Bureau says investment scams, including those involving cryptocurrency are now the riskiest scam type….
She says employment scams remain the second riskiest scam type in 2023….\
Schmidt says it’s a good idea to be suspicious always and if something doesn’t look or sound right avoid it and never agree to pay for an item in a non-traditional manner.
