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Your business scam HQ

Keep your business safe by knowing how to spot and avoid a scam.

Read more business tips in our Biz HQ.

Report scams to BBB Scam Tracker.

Top 10 scams targeting businesses

Know how to spot the scams targeting your business – and learn how to avoid them.

Read the full article: Top 10 business scams
Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scams
Phony invoice scams
Directory scams
Stolen identity/impostor scams
Charity pitch scams
Phishing Scams
Office supply scams
Coupon books scams
Vanity awards scams
Overpayment scams

Avoid these scams aimed at businesses

Take a closer look at specific examples of business scams.

Back view of business woman making video call and showing thumb up to laptop on the online briefing while sit on sofa at home.
That Zoom invite is really a phishing scam
dollar sign icon floating above smartphone
Don't pay for free labor law posters
Businessman using smartphone and holding paper cup ina urban scene. Worried businessman in walking on the road and messaging with phone. Young man text messaging through cell phone while walking on the road in the city centre.
That's not your boss texting

Related: Scammers impersonate business through voicemail hacking

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Directory scams fool businesses into fake listings
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Marketing services that don't deliver
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Beware of health care cons during open enrollment
Man hands using smart phone with FAKE stamped over website
Fake messages to your Google Business Profile could be phishing

Related: Don't let scammers steal your Google Business Profile

Female cafe owner signing papers calculating business expenses
Business promotion and coaching scams
Young Asia businesswoman look around room full of product stuff and parcel box feel stress and upset with bad sell in home office at night.
Invoice scam posing as Geek Squad or PayPal
Male accountant or banker use calculator.
Stay alert to Employee Retention Credit Scams this tax season
Asian woman watching hologram screens. Business and technology concept. Smart office. GUI (Graphical User Interface).
How to spot phony services when shopping for an AI solution
Phishing attack concept, computer hacker using fake website to steal login credentials
Protect your business from this Instagram phishing scam

BBB studies on business scams

BBB scams and your small business research report
Scams and your small business research report

BBB research suggests that scam activity directed at small businesses is growing, that these scams pose a significant risk.

Download the small business scam study
The Explosion of Business Email Compromise Scams
The explosion of business email compromise (BEC) scams

If your boss sends you an email, would you ignore it? Scammers know you probably won't, and that has helped them bilk businesses and other organizations out of $3 billion since 2016 through email scams.

Download the BEC scam study