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Perhaps you have received unwanted Facebook messages with innocuous links. Or worse your account has been compromised sending embarrassing messages to your unsuspecting friends.

Holidays bring out the best and the worst in people, with scams multiplying faster than pine needles under your tree. The Better Business Bureau put together a list of scams targeting people over the holidays - now that gifts have been exchanged, here's how to safeguard your rebate rights:

Once the excitement of the holidays wears off, it's time to start reaping the promised rewards of mail-in rebates.  Retailers and manufacturers are changing the way they issue rebates and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises that it's more important than ever to read the fine print when filing for a rebate.

More than 2,000 families are without a home in the Twin Cities, and one in 10 local people will face hunger this holiday season.

Holidays bring out the best and the worst in people, with scams multiplying faster than pine needles under your tree. The Better Business Bureau put together a list of scams targeting people over the holidays - here ways to avoid identity theft when shopping in stores or on line and how to avoid getting caught in phishing scams: 

Identity theft claimed 10 million victims in 2008, a 22 percent increase over 2007, according to a report from Javelin Strategy and Research.  The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that the holiday season provides many new opportunities for identity thieves to ply their trade and offers the following advice on how to keep your identity safe and secure both online and off.