http://snake-river.bbb.org/WWWRoot//SitePage.aspx?site=17&id=a824b759-3137-43b5-aedf-a38056bcce73&debug=False 10 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT Memorial Day is a time to honor those who serve and remember those who have died in war. But sadly, it has also become a key opportunity for scammers to target those who are serving or have served their nation, especially elderly veterans. http://snake-river.bbb.org/article/beware-of-memorial-day-scams-aimed-at-military-personnel-41684 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT Planning a wedding involves orchestrating a symphony of vendors, and bridal expos can be a great one-stop shop to find everything a bride is looking for. http://snake-river.bbb.org/article/be-prepared-and-educated-before-attending-a-bridal-expo-39443 Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT Consumers nationwide are receiving fake emails that are almost identical to the real alerts many Verizon customers get to remind them of their monthly payments. http://snake-river.bbb.org/article/scammers-replicate-verizons-email-bill-alerts-34016 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT The housing market in the United States may not be thriving, but business is booming for foreclosure rescue and loan modification scammers. http://snake-river.bbb.org/article/foreclosure-rescue-scams-are-going-strong-22216 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT If you moved and were unable to sell or rent out your house, you may be surprised to find that your homeowner’s insurance could stop covering it if it sits vacant for too long. http://snake-river.bbb.org/article/your-vacant-home-may-not-be-insured-21708 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT An online ad offering a credit protection number (CPN) to clean up your credit score may sound like the perfect solution for bad credit. The problem is that the CPN is really a stolen Social Security Number (SSN), often belonging to a child. http://snake-river.bbb.org/article/scam-alert--websites-sell-ssns-as-credit-score-fixers-21663 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT More changes to the rules for credit card companies are on the way, effective August 22nd. These changes will affect penalty fees and rate increases on your credit card account. http://snake-river.bbb.org/article/watch-out-for-new-credit-card-rules-21660 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT Getting out of the military soon? Thinking of applying for a job with the United Nations (UN) using the skills you picked up during your deployments? If so, beware of fake job offers from scammers posing as UN employees. http://snake-river.bbb.org/article/beware-of-un-job-scams-21013 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT On July 1st, new rules went into effect concerning overdrafts on debit or ATM cards. The change gives consumers the ability to choose what happens when you make a charge and don’t have enough money in the account. http://snake-river.bbb.org/article/new-overdraft-rules-for-debit-and-atm-cards-21012 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT Have you gotten a forwarded email that says all cell phone numbers are going to go public and you will be spammed by unwanted sales calls? Actually, it’s not going to happen. http://snake-river.bbb.org/article/your-cell-number-is-not-going-public-21031 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT Often young and inexperienced, enlisted men and women are increasingly targets for scams. Read what BBB Military Line Director Holly Petraeus has to say about the rise of military-focused scams. http://snake-river.bbb.org/article/scams-increasingly-target-young-recruits-20764 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT BBB warns that a new scam is fraudulently using the organization’s name in order to steal tens of thousands of dollars from victims who are led to believe they have won a lottery. http://snake-river.bbb.org/article/new-lottery-scam-fraudulently-claims-to-be-from-better-business-bureau-15049