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05/16/2012
Want to know how not to become a victim of a scam? Just say “no.” Sounds easy enough. And it should be. But every day thousands of consumers do just the opposite.
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05/10/2012
More than 23,000 consumers and businesses participated in “Secure Your ID Day” on April 21 – 1.5 million pounds of documents were shredded at 75 free events around the United States and Canada.
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05/07/2012
Products advertised to children are now lower in calories, sugars, sodium and fats; that was the some of the progress under self-regulation reported at CDC’s Weight of the Nation conference today by Elaine Kolish, Director of the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI) and Vice President at the Council of Better Business Bureaus.
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05/03/2012
Small businesses and consumers across the country are falling victim to the latest email phishing scam that exploits BBB’s name. The campaign that started yesterday was the second biggest phishing scam in the country.
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05/02/2012
May is National Moving Month and the start of the busiest time of year for changing residencies…which means unlicensed movers and dishonest scammers are waiting to take advantage consumers who aren’t careful.
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04/18/2012
Car buyers are being deceived into thinking they are ordering a luxury car from Gooding, Idaho, at a cheap rate.
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03/28/2012
Phone calls from 718-732-1022 are terrorizing Boise residents into thinking there is a huge residential burglary problem. The call starts with a recorded introduction claiming the FBI says “your area” is experiencing a high volume of crime. BBB has already received several complaints about the solicitations from elderly individuals. Calls to the number ended with a busy signal. Comments made online indicate the number belongs to a telephone-marketing firm in New York.
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03/26/2012
An Idaho USDA officer is reporting a scam targeting ag businesses and individuals.
Dick Rush, state Executive Director of the Idaho Farm Service Agency, says fraudulent letters were being faxed to ag producers in Idaho and phone calls have been received in surround states asking for personal and financial information.
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03/22/2012
Idaho State University students appear to be the target of a “spoofing” scam, as possibly thousands of current and former students received emails today.
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03/20/2012
BBB is warning contractors about a phony fax from the U.S. Department of Transportation Procurement Office. BBB is advising businesses to not respond to the fax request for bank account information.
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03/12/2012
BBB Wise Giving Alliance tried for six years to get Invisible Children to cooperate in a charity review. Since 2006, BBB has sent 18 letters to the non-profit behind the Kony 2012 video, but has received no response.
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03/08/2012
William Precht, of Meridian, opened the mailbox and saw an invitation from what appeared to be Alaska Airlines with the words "Final Notice -Ticket Vouchers Enclosed."
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03/02/2012
BBB is offering savvy consumers seven important tips to celebrate the 14th Annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW). Sign-up to receive a BBB tip a day on the latest consumer topics.
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03/01/2012
Consumer savvy, smart shopping and common sense all had a great year. Consumers asked BBB for help more than 103 million times in 2011, up from 87 million in 2010 and the highest rate in the organization’s 100-year history.
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02/16/2012
A new wave a calls to seniors is catching a few off guard. Well-meaning senior citizens who think they are helping a grandchild in distress are becoming victims of the so-called "Grandparent Scam.'
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