Business Crime

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Business owners have enough to worry about with regulations, taxes, permits, licenses, compliance, and more.  But as if all that was not enough, scammers are targeting small businesses to bilk them out of their hard-earned cash.  The Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov  identifies the 5 most-common business scams. The Directory Listing Scam: Con artists call businesses, claiming