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09/04/2009
A new money making opportunity that claims to “Multi-level market the Internet” could be nothing more than a pyramid scheme warns Better Business Bureau.
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08/26/2009
The Better Business Bureau in Canton has received word from the Jackson Police Department of a local consumer who received notification they had won a new vehicle.
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08/04/2009
It’s time to head back to school for many students and Better Business Bureau is warning consumers against online programs that offer fast and easy high school diplomas or college degrees.
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08/03/2009
BBB is issuing a national alert today about phony debt collectors that are calling consumers and claiming that they have defaulted on a payday loan and will be arrested if they don’t pay immediately.
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07/17/2009
several local towing businesses have received phone calls from scam artists abusing the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS).
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07/08/2009
changes have recently been implemented by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). Under new guidelines, if you are participating in a Group Rating Program you will no longer be eligible to receive a discount for participating in the Drug-Free Workplace Program (DFWP).
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07/01/2009
Through Tweets, e-mail and Web sites, job hunters are being told that they can make lots of money from the comfort of home using Twitter and Better Business Bureau warns that the large print for such offers may promise big returns but the fine print can cost them every month
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06/12/2009
Consumers across the U.S. and Canada are sounding off to Better Business Bureau about incessant automated telemarketing calls promising to lower interest rates on their credit cards.
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06/03/2009
Better Business Bureaus across the country are receiving reports of a new scam on Craigslist that deceives buyers by falsely claiming BBB accreditation and participation in a phony buyer’s protection program.
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04/02/2009
Better Business Bureau is advising social networkers to read the fine print when responding to ads on Facebook or other social networking sites because the large print doesn’t always tell the whole story. Ubiquitous ads for weight loss products, work-at-home opportunities and offers for “free” computers can cost shoppers more than they bargained for in the long run.
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03/31/2009
Better Business Bureau is warning the public to beware of letters supposedly from Publishers Clearing House which claim that they have won a grand prize drawing of $1 million. Despite how official the letters might look, the recipient is the target of a widespread scam that is seeing a sudden resurgence across the country.
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10/23/2008
Better Business Bureau is alerting consumers and businesses about a phishing scheme that uses both e-mail messages and blog posts directing recipients and viewers to register software with BBB. BBB wants the public to know that such messages and posts are not coming from any element of the BBB System, and that this attack has not affected BBB computer systems or networks nor has any data been comprised.
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09/17/2008
Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance is encouraging donors to give, but advising them to give responsibly to Hurricane Ike relief efforts by doing pre-donation research to ensure that their gifts are put to best use by legitimate organizations that are engaged and equipped to support relief and recovery efforts now underway.
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05/09/2008
As evidence of the devastation in Myanmar continues to mount, many Americans are looking for ways to help by donating to a relief organization or charity. The Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance warns that—as occurred following the tsunami disaster in 2004—fraudulent charities will likely emerge to try and scam donations from well-meaning Americans
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08/17/2007
Across the U.S., homeowners facing mortgage foreclosure are being scammed by foreclosure “rescue” companies promising to save their house but that only take their money. In light of this emerging trend, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that gloomy forecasts for the housing and financial markets means that increasingly more people could fall prey to mortgage foreclosure scams in the coming months and years.
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