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12/12/2012
While the holiday season can bring out the best in people, it can also bring out those pesky Grinches looking to taking advantage of our festive spirit. Better Business Bureau is warning of the following five most common holiday scams that could ruin your holiday cheer if you’re not careful:
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09/27/2011
Better Business Bureau advises consumers to be wary of unsolicited calls claiming they have won gift cards from local stores. The scam is meant to lure people away from their homes, giving burglars the opportunity to break in.
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08/15/2011
The online vehicle shoppers are being victimized by fraudulent vehicle sales and false claims of vehicle protection programs (VPP).
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06/13/2011
June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), and Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is marking the occasion by calling attention to the many ways the elderly are victimized in southern
Arizona, and throughout the world.
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02/10/2011
Everyone gets called for jury duty sooner or later. Many look forward to fulfilling their civic duty, others would prefer not to have to take a day or two off work or school to do so. Regardless of which camp you fall into, you should be aware of an old scam that is gaining new strength. You could be the next target.
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01/10/2011
We've all heard the standard tips about preventing identity theft and credit card fraud. But what would a real identity thief tell you if he had the chance? Dan DeFelippi, who was convicted of credit
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11/01/2010
The number of scams in the U.S. continues to rise everyday. With scam calls from abroad and identity theft increasing on a day to day basis, the United States Postal Service has taken the matter into
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06/09/2010
Whether you are a business or consumer, fraud costs you money. Fraud expenses have to be factored into the cost of doing business.
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05/04/2010
The FBI announced today that an existing fraud tip line is now accepting information from the public about suspected fraud associated with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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03/02/2010
Not All Charities are Equipped to Help and Some Might be Fraudulent, Warns BBB
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02/27/2010
Of the 1.3 million consumer complaints received in 2009 by the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network, identity theft was the number one complaint category, accounting for 21 percent of overall fraud complaints.
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01/27/2010
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers warned Coloradans today to beware of e-mails from a fraudulent collection agency, IAC Recovery Systems, Ltd., informing them that they owe exactly $293.11 to an unnamed creditor.
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01/13/2010
Not All Charities are Equipped to Help and Some Might be Fraudulent, Warns BBB
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09/01/2009
Better Business Bureau advierte a los propietarios de pequeñas empresas que deben mantenerse atentos a dichas prácticas y aconseja cómo protegerse contra esta creciente amenaza en línea.
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12/01/2006
Fraudulent claims can show up in ads for a wide variety of products and services. Most use similar terms and techniques to entice a reader, listener, or viewer to respond favorably to an ad. This publication includes general tips on how to screen ads effectively and particular tip-offs - "buzz words" or techniques - to help you identify some of the most common types of deceptions that are found in ads for get-rich-quick schemes, weight loss fraud, health fraud, credit repair and loan scams, travel fraud and product misrepresentations. By learning to spot the tell-tale signs of fraudulent advertising, you can protect your customers, your bottom line, your reputation, and the good name of your legitimate advertisers.
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