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01/26/2012
Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about a new twist in the ongoing BBB phishing scam. Consumers now are reporting receiving phone calls – in addition to emails – from scammers claiming to be from BBB.
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01/23/2012
An email scam using Better Business Bureau’s name and ‘Start With Trust’ tagline is flooding inboxes across the nation this morning. Follow these tips to avoid malware and phishing attacks.
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01/17/2012
The Better Business Bureau alerts of a scam re-circulating claiming that Microsoft calls to fix your computer - that isn't broken.
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01/13/2012
Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes' envelopes began hitting mailboxes this week. This means scam phone calls and fake mail are soon to follow. The scams that always trail the famous sweepstakes involves a phone call or lookalike letter claiming a big check awaits the recipient.
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12/16/2011
An email scam using BBB's name and logo continues to proliferate. Most of the emails contain the subject line “Complaint from your customers" and have a link or attachment containing phishing malware that steals information.
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12/07/2011
Better Business Bureau is issuing an urgent SCAM alert cautioning businesses and consumers about an email that looks like it is from BBB, with the subject line “Complaint from your customers.” This e-mail is fraudulent; ignore its contents and delete it immediately. If you have already clicked on a link in the e-mail, run a full virus scan of your computer.
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12/01/2011
Some homeowners who are “under water” with their mortgages can refinance under the new Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), but BBB is warning consumers that scammers are gearing up for the rush of applications.
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11/23/2011
Better Business Bureau is warning businesses to beware of a new malicious e-mail that pretends to be from BBB about a complaint filed against the company. The e-mail first came to BBB’s attention on November 21, 2011.
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11/19/2011
As we enter the holiday season, retailers are adding hundreds of thousands of temporary jobs. The National Retail Federation estimates 500,000 people will get holiday jobs. Challenger, Gray and Christmas, a well-known outsourcing firm, puts the number at 600,000. Toys R Us has said it might hire 45,000 holiday employees, while some retailers have said they'll hire up to 30 percent more seasonal workers than last year.
There's a double-edged sword, however, to this good news for people desperate to find a job, even a temporary one. First, given high unemployment, the competition for these jobs will be fierce. Second, crooks follow the headlines and have already been perpetrating new and creative scams on the unemployed. They may step up their efforts during the holidays.
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11/17/2011
BBB warns consumers to keep an eye out for a water system company that claims to remove unhealthy minerals from your water, but only succeeds in removing money from your wallet. D.C. Water Solutions has four complaints from residents in rural areas of Central Ohio, and one woman whose parents are elderly said she suspects them of trying to run a scam on the elderly.
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11/09/2011
“Most cynical scams” take advantage of those who serve
and those who support them
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11/02/2011
With winter approaching, many consumers are looking to have their chimneys cleaned in preparation. Better Business Bureau is advising consumers to know which businesses to trust and which to avoid to prevent their hard earned dollars from going up in smoke.
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11/02/2011
Better Business Bureau is cautioning businesses and consumers about a website and phone calls that are purporting to be from BBB about sweepstakes’ winnings. This is a scam – BBB is not conducting a sweepstake.
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11/01/2011
Power is still out across much of Massachusetts following the snowstorm last weekend. BBB warns consumers to take necessary safety precautions and to be aware of potential scams surrounding door-to-door contractors who claim to work for your electric company.
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10/27/2011
Consumers across the country are reporting scam emails that appear to be from ticket company StubHub. The emails try to lure recipients into sharing credit card information by falsely alerting consumers they are being charged for expensive boxing tickets to a match in Nevada.
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