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05/10/2013
The rescue this week of three women and a child from a Cleveland home where they were held captive for a decade has gained worldwide attention. Generous donors wishing to help the victims are being cautioned by Better Business Bureau to confirm the legitimacy of all charitable fundraising and crowdfunding efforts.
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05/02/2013
May is National Moving Month: BBB and AMSA
Offer Tips for Safe, Secure Move
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04/29/2013
BBB tips for prom and graduation preparations
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04/18/2013
For Immediate Release– April 18, 2013 – Within hours of the Boston Marathon bombing, dozens of websites were registered with domain names referencing the tragedy, including bostonmarathondonations.com, bostonmarathonvictimfund.com and bostonmarathonattack.com. A fake Boston Marathon twitter account claiming to donate $1 for every retweet was also reported. BBB cautions donors about potential red flags concerning tragedy-related philanthropy.
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04/01/2013
BBB gives tips to prevent credit card identity theft
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03/12/2013
BBB of the Southland, the Better Business Bureau that served the greater Los Angeles marketplace, has been expelled from the national organization, has lost its right to use the BBB name and logo, and was cut off from services provided by CBBB, the umbrella organization.
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03/04/2013
A travel agency can make the process of booking your spring vacation quick and painless, but choosing the wrong agency can turn your dream vacation into a nightmare. Better Business Bureau is advising consumers to do their research before booking their next vacation.
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02/25/2013
The BBB has 10 tips to help you spot fake coupons online. Extremely high discounts are often a sign of a fraudulent coupon.
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02/07/2013
National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), held this year on March 6-12, is an annual effort led by the US Federal Trade Commission to educate the public on how to use their money wisely. As a part of NCPW, BBB recommended five easy steps you can take to become a smart shopper and savvy consumer.
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01/29/2013
According to the Internal Revenue Service, tax preparer fraud occurs when a preparer “alters return information without their clients’ knowledge or consent in an attempt to obtain improperly inflated refunds or to divert refunds for their personal benefit.” The taxpayer is usually unaware of the preparer’s actions but is left liable for the discrepancies.
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01/23/2013
The BBB is warning the public to beware of letters that appear to be from Publishers Clearing House (PCH) and claim the recipient has won a grand prize drawing of $2 million dollars or more. Despite these official-looking letters, recipients are the target of a widespread scam that is seeing a resurgence across the country.
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01/14/2013
Golden Gate Better Business Bureau warns parents that mobile apps are siphoning children’s data and sharing it, in most cases without disclosing the practice or how that information is used.
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01/08/2013
Phishing scams look like legitimate email, and they are getting more sophisticated every day. What these con artists are really after is your banking and financial information. And they won’t mind destroying your computer to get it.
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12/17/2012
Oakland, CA – December 17, 2012 – Your Better Business Bureau is alerting consumers to reports of phony charity solicitations, supposedly on behalf of the families of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown on Friday.
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12/13/2012
Oakland, CA December 13, 2012 -- Better Business Bureau is advising consumers to plan ahead before sending those last-minute holiday packages. Last shopping season, BBB received close to 600 complaints nationwide from consumers who were disappointed with their shipment. Many of those complaints allege consumers either did not receive their packages on time, or received broken or damaged products as a result of the shipping process.
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