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02/03/2012
With Tax Day fast approaching, it’s time to start the tax filing process that we all know and love.
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02/02/2012
Keeping tabs on your credit report is an important part of staying fiscally fit, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises. But many 'free' credit repair services are scams.
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01/31/2012
Counterfeit Super Bowl Gear Arrives Right in Time for the Game
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01/20/2012
Gloria Kroske took out a second mortgage on her Dallas, Ore. home in better times. Now, she and her husband are struggling to pay their bills on Social Security. Her husband has found work off and on, but multiple health problems make working difficult and medical bills are piling up.
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01/20/2012
Caller ID spoofing is a growing problem, and consumers can complain to BBB, FTC and FCC, advises Jeannette Kopko of BBB serving Dallas and Northeast Texas to Daniel Novick of CW33 TV in Dallas - Fort Worth.
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01/19/2012
Consumers and businesses turned to the BBB in St. Louis nearly 6.6 million times last year, a 12.5 percent increase in activity from 2010.
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01/05/2012
BBB investigates thousands of scams a year, from the latest gimmicks to schemes as old as the hills. We’ve picked the top scam for 2011 in each of our nine categories, plus our scam of the year.
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01/02/2012
Did you know the BBB was founded in 1912 and its primary mission 99 years ago was Advertising Review? Almost 100 years later, BBBs across the country conduct thousands of ad reviews every year. BBB’s mission is to be the leader in advancing marketplace trust.
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12/25/2011
The growing popularity of electronic books, tablet computers and other devices has inspired scams by unrelated firms that target readers, authors and authorized book publishers, the BBB warns.
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12/20/2011
BBB warns daily deal shoppers that SaveMore.com in Addison, TX, has been the subject of 227 complaints concerning non-receipt of vouchers; non-delivery of products such as cell phone covers, water bottles, and watches; and gift card vouchers that don’t work.
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12/20/2011
Many people will be traveling to see family and friends in the next few weeks. Scammers know this too, and may try to trick you into divulging your credit card information by posing as hotel employees. The BBB is warning holiday travelers to beware of a telephone phishing scam designed to steal credit card numbers.
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12/13/2011
Five years ago, leading food and beverage companies made a major commitment to be a part of the solution to childhood obesity by agreeing to limit what foods they advertise to children under the age of 12.
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12/13/2011
With the promise of high-end items at a 95 percent reduction in price, many consumers have been lured to penny auction sites and ended up losing hundreds of dollars, Better Business Bureau reports. BBB has received more than 500 complaints about penny auctions this year.
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12/13/2011
A new scam is fraudulently using the Better Business Bureau’s name in order to steal thousands of dollars from victims who are led to believe they have won a sweepstakes or lottery.
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12/12/2011
Gifts and appeals may seem like true love, but Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington says be aware of the top 12 schemes of the holidays
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