|
02/07/2012
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.
|
|
|
02/06/2012
When dining out at a fancy restaurant or spending the night away in a hotel, it’s important to take notice of what the banking industry calls an “authorization hold” on your credit card.
|
|
%20(75x75)%20(2).jpg)
|
02/06/2012
People nationwide are receiving suspicious emails that appear to be from Intuit, a tax preparation software business. The messages encourage recipients to click on a link and update their Social Security Number or Employer ID Number in Intuit's online system.
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
01/24/2012
With the Super Bowl just around the corner, Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be on the alert for knock-off team jerseys, counterfeit memorabilia and phony game tickets.
|
|
|
01/12/2012
Living in Arco, Idaho, is full of good and bad experiences. Quiet solitude on the Snake River plain means peace and seclusion, miles from the Idaho Falls metropolitan area. It also means services are long distant.
|
|
|
01/11/2012
The Publishers Clearing House has a reputation for showing up on the doorstep and handing out big checks. When it happens, the winner's faces tell it all.
|
|
|
01/03/2012
The Better Business Bureau, Inc. serving the Snake River Region announces the following names as the individuals to serve as Officers and Board of Directors for 2012.
|
|
|
01/03/2012
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.
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
12/16/2011
An email scam using BBB's name and logo continues to proliferate. Most of the emails containe the subject line “Complaint from your customers" and have a link or attachment containing phishing malware that steals information.
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
12/12/2011
Gifts and appeals may seem true, but Better Business Bureau serving Snake River Region says be aware of the top 12 schemes of the holidays:
|
|
|
12/09/2011
Elliott Sheffield, owner of Unified Office Services in Boise, does all of his work online. Each day telephone and online office supply orders are filed, and he processes them and fills them through distributors in Salt Lake City and Denver.
|
|
|
12/08/2011
For Morgan Wigle, Summit Property Management, December has been anything but a holiday.
|
|