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02/03/2012
When dining out at a fancy restaurant or spending the night away in a hotel, it’s important to take notice of what the banking industry calls an “authorization hold” on your credit card.
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01/24/2012
Feb. 5, the New England Patriots and the New York Giants will compete for the title of National Football League champion. Indianapolis is expecting close to 150,000 visitors for Super Bowl XLVI, many of whom will be out-of-town fans traveling long distances to see their teams compete. Better Business Bureau reminds consumers to use caution when purchasing tickets or travel packages for the big game.
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01/23/2012
Online Puppy-Selling Scam Takes Consumers for a Bad Walk
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12/13/2011
Five years ago, leading food and beverage companies made a major commitment to be a part of the solution to childhood obesity by agreeing to limit what foods they advertise to children under the age of 12.
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12/01/2011
Some homeowners who are “under water” with their mortgages can refinance under the new Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), but BBB is warning consumers that scammers are gearing up for the rush of applications.
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11/09/2011
“Most cynical scams” take advantage of those who serve
and those who support them
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11/08/2011
The Online Interest-Based Advertising Accountability Program today released decisions in its first six compliance cases. FMX, Martini Media, PredictAd, QuinStreet, Reedge, Veruta bring practices into compliance.
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10/11/2011
The food and beverage industry has done a good job self-regulating advertising aimed at children, and “voluntary government restrictions” is unnecessary, according to Elaine D. Kolish, VP of the Council of Better Business Bureaus and Director of the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative.
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10/03/2011
Child identity theft is a growing crime that is causing damage to the pristine credit reports of children. Hundreds of online businesses are finding inactive Social Security numbers online – most of which are assigned to children under the age of 18 who have not started using them yet. These scammers are then selling the numbers under different names to help people establish fake credit. Protecting your child’s innocent, clean record is something that every parent needs to do.
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07/05/2011
Summer is the perfect time for a vacation getaway. Unfortunately, it's also the time for home robberies. Better Business Bureau advises homeowners looking to secure their property to do their research when picking a home security system.
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06/08/2011
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation and Better Business Bureau will collaborate to educate consumers and businesses about the dangers of distracted driving.
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05/16/2011
Following a few simple rules when selecting a mover will go a long way toward protecting yourself, according to Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the American Moving & Storage Association (AMSA).
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05/16/2011
BBB and Capital One Managing Credit – Made Simpler partnership helps small business owners manage credit wisely
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05/05/2011
In the aftermath of the death of Osama bin Laden, Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to watch out for a slew of cyber-scams that have popped up in the past few days.
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04/07/2011
Just days after millions of customers' email addresses were stolen in one of the largest data breaches in U.S. history, the Better Business Bureau is seeing one of the first Epsilon data breach phishing scams.
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