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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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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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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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11/19/2012
With the holiday season right around the corner, many shoppers are looking for the best gift options for family and friends. Gift cards may seem like a simple solution, but Better Business Bureau is warning that some gift cards could carry high fees making them far from a good deal.
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07/27/2012
The Council of Better Business Bureaus will have the special privilege of ringing the New York Stock Exchange Closing Bell today Friday, July 27, in recognition of the national Better Business Bureau Centennial.
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07/26/2012
With summer camps ending and school starting soon, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises parents to take plenty of time to find safe, reliable child care that suits their children and schedules.
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07/19/2012
Mobile telephone users are receiving text messages stating they have won a $1,000 Target Gift Card.
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08/23/2011
College students often have many responsibilities to manage when it comes to school, work and their social lives, which means identity theft and credit ratings often take a back seat to other priorities. However, Better Business Bureau warns that young adults are particularly vulnerable to identity theft and related crimes.
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06/28/2011
The BBB serving east Texas has alerted us of a scam that is plaguing local hotels and their guests, and while we haven’t received any local reports, we wanted to apprise you of the situation.
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06/20/2011
Email, purporting to be from Google Support, claims that the recipient will lose his or her Gmail account if he or she does not reply with the account's username and password and other personal inform
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03/21/2011
Within the last few years, the landscape of colleges and universities across the nation has changed. Achieving the test scores needed to be accepted to your dream school and paying for tuition once you’re there is much more difficult than it was 20, 10 or even five years ago.
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02/09/2011
What’s the number one tax scam? What other scams should you be concerned about? Find out and get tips for choosing a tax preparer.
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01/26/2011
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises consumers to be wary of tax refund anticipation loans, often marketed as "rapid refunds" in the form of checks or "gift" debit cards.
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01/24/2011
Students working hard to get ahead or preparing for year-end tests like the TAKS or SATs are turning to online sources for help. However, BBB warns students to be wary of TutorNext, an online company which earned an F rating from BBB for failure to respond to a pattern of recent complaints.
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01/14/2011
BBB is warning local businesses of phony calls coming from unknown numbers claiming to be from BBB. Other BBB offices from out of state have received several complaints where callers claiming to be BBB employees are aggressively asking business owners to verify and update their company contact information.
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