http://canton.bbb.org/WWWRoot//SitePage.aspx?site=76&id=a824b759-3137-43b5-aedf-a38056bcce73&debug=False 10 Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning local businesses to beware of a yellow page directory invoice being faxed and mailed to area businesses. http://canton.bbb.org/article/bbb-warns-of-phone-directory-scam-41928 Fri, 10 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT The rescue this week of three women and a child from a Cleveland home where they were held captive for a decade has gained worldwide attention. Generous donors wishing to help the victims are being cautioned by Better Business Bureau to confirm the legitimacy of all charitable fundraising and crowdfunding efforts. http://canton.bbb.org/article/bbb-cautions-on-fundraising-to-assist-cleveland-kidnap-victims-41841 Thu, 09 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT BBB is urging all consumers and businesses to pay close attention to a Cyber Security Advisory issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 browser(IE8) http://canton.bbb.org/article/fbi-issues-cyber-security-advisory-that-could-impact-all-users-of-microsoft-explorer-8-41825 Mon, 06 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has received several calls from local elderly consumers concerned with mailings received from Senior Citizens League. http://canton.bbb.org/article/senior-citizens-league-soliciting-donations-from-local-seniors-41743 Fri, 03 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT Mother’s Day is one of the biggest holidays for gifts, cards, flowers, candy and phone calls. If you’re showing your love with flowers this year, make sure they are on-time and just right. http://canton.bbb.org/article/make-sure-moms-flowers-arrive-on-time-and-looking-beautiful-41673 Thu, 02 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT May is National Moving Month: BBB and AMSA Offer Tips for Safe, Secure Move http://canton.bbb.org/article/moving-scams-still-a-problem-for-many--41632 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT At least one poorly-conceived charity scam has already emerged in the wake of the explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon yesterday, and more are likely. http://canton.bbb.org/article/bbb-warns-of-charity-scams-offers-giving-tips-in-wake-of-boston-marathon-bombing-41366 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT Consumers & businesses can bring old credit card statements, IRS tax records, credit card offers, or anything that lists your personal information to be commercially shredded - FREE. http://canton.bbb.org/article/shred-day-2013-40966 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is urging consumers to beware of a scam involving door-to-door salesmen offering low-cost quotes on asphalt paving. Over the past several days, the BBB has received calls from local consumers who were approached by salesmen offering to pave driveways for very low costs, claiming to use asphalt "left over" from a larger paving job. http://canton.bbb.org/article/door-to-door-asphalt-pavers-soliciting-local-homeowners-41079 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:00:00 GMT Most of us have gotten used to charging purchases, large and small, on a debit or credit card. Just swipe the card and avoid the hassle of carrying cash. Look carefully; you may notice a new fee on your receipt. http://canton.bbb.org/article/new-merchant-surcharges-on-credit-purchases-40659 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:00:00 GMT 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. http://canton.bbb.org/article/watch-out-for-these-small-business-scams-40674 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://canton.bbb.org/article/beware-of-door-to-door-solicitations-for-domestic-violence-project-41578 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 06:00:00 GMT 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. http://canton.bbb.org/article/beware-of-free-andoid-tablet-offer-received-in-the-mail-40272