Sydney Waters
Host - Consumer HandbookSydney Waters is the new Regional Director of Better Business Bureau in Cape Girardeau and responsible for outreach efforts in Southern Illinois and Eastern and Southwest Missouri.
Waters is a Southern Illinois native who brings a wealth of experience in nonprofit outreach, marketing, and volunteer and event coordination in the Cape Girardeau area to her role.
She obtained her degree at the University of West Florida in Pensacola and worked there for several years before moving back to Southern Illinois in 2019 to raise her family.
Before her role with BBB, Waters worked in the international horticultural world and for the National Park Service. Most recently, she served as an events and volunteer coordinator for Old Town Cape Inc., a downtown revitalization and historic preservation-focused nonprofit representing 130 blocks, 4,500 residents, and 300+ businesses and organizations in downtown Cape Girardeau.
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Natural disasters like storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, and wildfires often bring out the best in people as strangers reach out to help others in need. Unfortunately, the aftermath of a crisis also brings out contractors taking advantage of those who have already been victimized. -
Plenty of retailers capitalize on the back-to-school buying season with late summer sales. Unfortunately, scammers and illegitimate vendors may also take advantage of the demand with phishing attempts or ads with outrageous deals. -
Have you gotten a text message about a traffic ticket recently? Don’t click the link – it could be a scam. -
Scams are hitting businesses hard. According to one report, nearly 80% of businesses were targeted by fraud attempts in 2024. -
Shoppers love the bargains they can snag during big summer sales, but it's a good idea to brush up on common scams. -
If you’ve shopped from a sponsored ad or unfamiliar website and were later told your package is stuck in customs due to tariffs, be cautious. -
What happens when you get a scam call that seems like it’s from someone you know? -
For a small business owner, well-trained employees are a key defense against scams. -
A new text message phishing scam is circulating, hot on the heels of the recent toll collection scams that targeted drivers. -
Figuring out what to do in the aftermath of a scam can be incredibly stressful. Better Business Bureau®'s new Scam Survival Toolkit can help guide survivors of scams through the recovery process.
