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03/29/2012
They're at it again! Phony emails bearing the BBB name are bombarding in-boxes across the country and right here in Texas.
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03/16/2012
With most holidays, sporting events and disasters, scammers use these opportunities to target consumers and lure them into their schemes. As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, Better Business Bureau reminds consumers to be suspicious of sweepstakes winnings claims.
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12/16/2011
An email scam using BBB's name and logo continues to proliferate. Most of the emails containe the subject line “Complaint from your customers" and have a link or attachment containing phishing malware that steals information.
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03/01/2011
Were you one of the 0.02% of Gmail users who logged onto their account only to find it empty yesterday? Never fear. Gmail assures users that their email is not lost, and should be back to normal short
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02/09/2011
The U.S. Postal Service is worried it won't be able to meet some of its financial obligations to the federal government by September.
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01/13/2011
We all get junk mail, and most of us throw it away without ever giving it a second thought. But think about this: Do you know scammers and fraud artists dig through garbage to find personal informat
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11/04/2010
There's an email scam going around that claims to be from McDonald's. Just for filling out a survey, the scamster says you'll get $90.00 It's really just a phishing site looking to steal your personal
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08/16/2010
While the U.S. Postal Service is looking to shutter locations and is waiting approval to eliminate Saturday mail delivery, it has lined up its first deal with a national retailer.
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07/06/2010
The U.S. Postal service has proposed a 2 cent increase for the cost of a postage stamp starting in January.
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06/07/2010
It’s happened with businesses from barbecue restaurants to manufacturers. BBBs are hearing from businesses across the country who have been targeted by fake check schemers.
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02/23/2010
Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is alerting consumers to Patterson Bell, Sutton Perry, Swanson Carr, Richardson Blake and Hoffman Sims, self proclaimed “Awards Redemption” agencies mailing letters to local consumers.
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02/09/2010
Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is warning consumers to be on a lookout for a fraudulent email claiming to be from Facebook. The email reads as follows:
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02/01/2010
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.
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11/24/2009
An Omaha company has contacted BBB to report that it was a victim of a malware scam.
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04/01/2004
The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act) establishes requirements for those who send commercial email, spells out penalties for spammers and companies whose products are advertised in spam if they violate the law, and gives consumers the right to ask emailers to stop spamming them.
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