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04/24/2012
The BBB shredded more than 16 tons of senstivie materials brought to Shred Day Events on April 21 at Saint Louis Galleria and the Schnucks supermarket in Edwardsville, Ill.
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04/02/2012
Phishing Emails Continue to Plague the Better Business Bureau & Local Businesses
BBB Warns: Do Not Be Deceived by Fake BBB Emails
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03/22/2012
SMISHING ALERT
An alert from the BBB Serving Eastern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula warns cell phone users about the most recent “smishing” scam. Smishing is a relatively new twist on an old scam that capitalizes on the explosive growth in smartphones. A smishing scam is a phishing scam that is sent to you via SMS text to your phone, instead of via email to your computer. Smishing scams utilize well known retailers' names and popularity, such as Walmart and Best Buy, to encourage the “winner” to click on the impostor’s website to claim their prize.
If you click on the link in the text message to sign-up for the free gift card, you will be asked for personal information that could be used to steal your identity.
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03/13/2012
The BBB Wise Giving Alliance has tried for six years to get Invisible Children to cooperate in a charity review. Since 2006, BBB has sent 18 letters (12 via Certified Mail) to the non-profit behind the Internet phenomenon Kony 2012 video, but has received no response.
The BBB Wise Giving Alliance initiates charity reviews based on donor requests. Unlike other charity review organizations, it does not rely solely on public documents but requires charities to provide more in-depth information in order to evaluate its governance, effectiveness, finances, fund raising, donor privacy and other matters.
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03/13/2012
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that publicity about the NCAA Basketball Tournament is likely to breed scams involving tickets, hotels and merchandise.
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03/12/2012
Better Business Bureau is alerting consumers of a phone scam in which the caller claims to be from Microsoft. The caller offers to solve a consumer’s computer problems or sell him or her a software license, all in an effort to gain remote control access to the consumer’s computer.
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05/17/2010
Visa estimates that approximately 85% of data breaches occur at the small business level.
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04/30/2010
Better Business Bureau is warning financially troubled families to beware of misleading debt settlement companies that claim they can easily reduce or eliminate credit card debt
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04/29/2010
Millions of postcards have been sent by the IRS to small business owners alerting them to the new Small Business Health Care Tax Credit and encouraging them to check their eligibility
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04/26/2010
If you live in a home that was build before 1978, or are in a business that involves making repairs to these residences, it is important to be aware of a new law which took effect on April 22
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04/16/2010
April is Financial Literacy Month: BBB and Capital One Financial Corp. have partnered to create a unique set of free resources to help consumers learn how to effectively manage credit.
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03/07/2010
National Consumer Protection Week is March 7 - 13 and Better Business Bureau is a proud supporter of this nationwide effort to educate the public on how to become savvier consumers
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02/25/2010
Better Business Bureau encourages taxpayers to use caution when selecting tax preparation help or they may get hit with headaches and mounting fines if the return isn’t correct or filed late.
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02/11/2010
Tips from your local Better Business Bureau on the advantages and perils of direct sales opportunities. For more consumer tips and scam alerts, visit www.facebook.com/myBBB.
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02/01/2010
The 2010 Census will create hundreds of thousands of temporary, part-time jobs across the United States. The BBB provides advice on what it takes to work for the Census and tips on how to land a job
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