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05/22/2013
The BBB was contacted by a consumer late last week who received a prize notification informing them they had won the USA/EUROPE SWEEPSTAKES MILLION DOLLAR DRAWS. The letter claims the recipient has won winnings totally $250,000,000.
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05/16/2013
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning local businesses to beware of a yellow page directory invoice being faxed and mailed to area businesses.
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03/08/2013
Consumers aren’t the only victims of fraud. Every year, thousands of small businesses are targets of fraudulent or deceptive sales practices. Protect your business from scams by learning what to look out for.
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02/19/2013
Consumers in the Stark County area are receiving letters offering a free Android tablet computer. The letters offer consumers the tablet computer to keep in exchange for testing the tablet and completing a brief opinion survey.
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02/15/2013
Eager to break into acting or modelling? Don't let your ambition get the better of you. Use caution when applying to jobs and don't fall for a check cashing scam that uses Better Business Bureau's name.
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02/11/2013
Valentine’s Day is a day for romance, but it can also be an opportune time for scammers to take advantage of those looking for love online.
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02/06/2013
BBB is advising local businesses to hang up on callers claiming to be from The Illuminating Company or other utility who demand an immediate payment to avoid having electricity shut off.
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02/01/2013
Seniors nationwide are reporting pushy, suspicious telemarketing calls from businesses going by the names "Senior Emergency Care," "Senior Safety Alert" or "Senior Safe Alert." Follow our advice to tell a legitimate sales call from a telemarketing scam.
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01/23/2013
The BBB is warning the public to beware of letters that appear to be from Publishers Clearing House (PCH) and claim the recipient has won a grand prize drawing of $2 million dollars or more. Despite these official-looking letters, recipients are the target of a widespread scam that is seeing a resurgence across the country.
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01/11/2013
Seniors nationwide are reporting scam phone calls informing them that a new Medicare card is in the mail. Hang up on suspicious callers and don't fall for this attempt to obtain your personal information.
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01/09/2013
The Better Business Bureau investigates thousands of scams every year, and this past year launched two websites to help consumers figure out which offers are real and which ones are possibly frauds.
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12/29/2012
A scam that promises unlimited Sudoku puzzles is extra tempting this time of year. Scammers are using a malware trick from the 1990s to fool users into downloading a virus.
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12/19/2012
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Canton Region and Greater West Virginia has been receiving numerous phone calls from individuals nationwide regarding a loan company posing as a local out-of-business company.
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12/18/2012
Better Business Bureau is alerting consumers to reports of phony charity solicitations, supposedly on behalf of the families of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown on Friday.
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12/10/2012
Homeowners nationwide are receiving letters asking them to pay upwards of $80 to obtain a certified copy of their property deed. What the mailings don't mention is that deeds are available from the county for a few dollars or less.
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