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05/14/2009
For years, Better Business Bureau has educated consumers about not giving out personal information over the telephone or to anyone who shows up at their front door. With the U.S. Census process beginning, BBB advises people to be cooperative, but cautious, so as not to become a victim of fraud or identity theft.
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05/07/2009
Better Business Bureau warns that deceptive door-to-door magazine sales crews are hitting the pavement and looking to earn a quick buck this summer. In the last 12 months alone, BBB has received 1,100 complaints from consumers in 46 states and the District of Columbia against more than 50 companies that are selling magazines door-to-door.
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04/29/2009
Relying on reports from online security experts, Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be on the lookout for fraudulent e-mails and Web sites trying to take advantage of the current swine flu outbreak.
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04/01/2009
Columbus, OH – April 1, 2009—Better Business Bureau is warning the public to beware of letters supposedly from Publishers Clearing House which claim that they have won a grand prize drawing of $1 million. Despite how official the letters might look, the recipient is the target of a widespread scam that is seeing a sudden resurgence across the country
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03/03/2009
Columbus, Oh – March 3, 2009 – Better Business Bureau is warning the public to be extremely wary of companies that offer “free” advice on how to get government grants. Dozens of Web sites claim that, because of the recently passed stimulus package and other actions taken by President Obama, consumers can easily get government grants to pay bills or get out of debt. Contrary to such claims, the federal government does not award grants to help consumers pay general debt and complaints to BBB show that people who sought free advice were ultimately charged as much as $69.95 every month on their credit or debit card.
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10/23/2008
Columbus, OH – October 23, 2008 – Better Business Bureau is alerting consumers and businesses about a phishing scheme that uses both e-mail messages and blog posts directing recipients and viewers to register software with BBB. BBB wants the public to know that such messages and posts are not coming from any element of the BBB System, and that this attack has not affected BBB computer systems or networks nor has any data been comprised.
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06/23/2008
Columbus, Ohio – June 20, 2008 - BBB is alerting consumers to beware of a misleading advertising campaign by an Ohio-based company called Universal TechTronics. Ads are running across the U.S. promising free television channels, services and digital TV converter boxes, but are really a bait and switch tactic that prey on consumers’ lack of knowledge about digital TV conversion requirements
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06/11/2008
June 11, 2008 Columbus, Oh - Your Better Business Bureau is cautioning consumers about Ciera Collection, an online firm offering wedding dress, evening gowns, formal wear and tailoring.
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06/06/2008
Columbus, Ohio - June 6th, 2008 - Better Business Bureau (BBB) is issuing an alert today to warn online car shoppers that scammers are posing as phony escrow services in order to defraud consumers out of thousands of dollars.
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04/21/2008
Columbus, Ohio. – April 10, 2008 – As the credit crunch bears down on the U.S., small businesses are forced to search for alternative sources of funding and Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that business owners are becoming victims of fraud when turning to the Internet for loans and grants.
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02/07/2008
For those people looking to find the man or woman of their dreams, Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that complaints against matchmaking and online dating services are on the rise and many consumers across the U.S. have gone looking for love but only found a headache.
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11/26/2007
A new Better Business Bureau (BBB) survey conducted by Kelton Research finds that six in 10 (60 percent) American adult online shoppers are worried about their personal information being sold or reused when asked what has ever made them hesitant about completing a transaction online. Nearly the same amount (59 percent), admit they’ve had anxiety about their credit card information being stolen.
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08/17/2007
Across the U.S., homeowners facing mortgage foreclosure are being scammed by foreclosure “rescue” companies promising to save their house but that only take their money. In light of this emerging trend, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that gloomy forecasts for the housing and financial markets means that increasingly more people could fall prey to mortgage foreclosure scams in the coming months and years.
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07/24/2007
Arlington, VA, July 24, 2007 - Mortgage foreclosures are up; interest rates are up; and the number of houses for sale that are languishing on the market is up. About the only thing that is "down" these days is the troubled homeowner who is having difficulty making his or her mortgage payment.
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06/21/2007
ARLINGTON, VA – June 21, 2007 -- The Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) is cautioning consumers across the United States regarding BlueHippo Funding, LLC (BlueHippo), a financial services company offering computers, electronics and other merchandise via a hybrid layaway and installment financing plan aimed at low income consumers and those with poor credit ratings.
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