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02/07/2012

BBB Advises Consumers To Check Credit Reports Regularly With Credit Bureaus

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.

09/19/2011

BBB Advice on Student Security – What Every College Student Should Know

As college students get settled on campus, fighting fraud may not be at the top of their list of priorities. However, Better Business Bureau recommends that they take seven simple steps to protect themselves on campus.

06/28/2011

Securing Your Child’s Identity: Advice That Every Parent Needs to Know

Online businesses are finding inactive Social Security numbers online – most of which are assigned to children - and selling them. Better Business Bureau is warning parents to be on the lookout for their child’s identity being compromised or stolen.

05/11/2011

BBB’s “Secure Your ID” Day Shreds Nearly a Million Pounds of Materials Across the Nation

Nearly 13,000 vehicles descended on 53 sites across the U.S. Saturday, April 16, all filled with documents to be shredded free of charge during Better Business Bureau’s seventh “Secure Your ID” Day event.

12/27/2010

BBB Lists Top Scams and Rip-Offs of 2010

As the American economy climbs out of recession, the BBB reminds consumers that scammers still want to knock people back into their own personal recessions by stealing their money or their identities.

10/29/2010

The Council of Better Business Bureaus Joins the Identity Theft Council in the Fight Against Identity Theft in the U.S.

The Council of Better Business Bureaus today announced that it has become an official supporter of the newly launched Identity Theft Council (ITC), one of the largest national community-based identity theft victim support and education initiatives.

08/16/2010

Seven Ways for College Students to Fight Identity Theft

College students are very susceptible to identity theft. But the Better Business Bureau recommends seven simple steps to protect themselves on campus.

11/30/2009

Don’t Fall Prey to Identity Thieves over the Holidays

Better Business Bureau warns that the holiday season provides many new opportunities for identity thieves to ply their trade and offers the following advice on how to keep your identity safe and secure both online and off.


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