It's not a new phenomenon, it's hit Florida a few years ago, and last year, Seattle. But now, scammers are targeting Tri-Cities real estate listings with fake rentals.
The Better Business Bureau and the Washington State Attorney General's office are already warning citizens to be careful how they donate to Oklahoma tornado relief.
Have you gotten any weird phone calls lately about your health care? Have any of your older relatives? What about too-good-to-be-true offers in the mail?
The IRS has issued its annual warning about the "Dirty Dozen" schemes out there—ways that certain disreputable folks will try to steal your money or methods people use to hide financial information from the tax agency.
The only thing worse than having real creditors calling repeatedly and asking for money is being barraged by pesky tele-scam artists feverishly trying to rip you off.