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11/02/2009
Better Business Bureau warns that the holiday season provides many new opportunities for identity thieves to ply their trade and offers the following advice on how to keep your identity safe and secure both online and off.
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07/02/2009
Experts estimate that billions of dollars have been lost as the result of fake cheque scams. Scams involving fake cheques come in many different forms and can be very hard to identify as the printing technology used by scammers improves. Better Business Bureau warns against three common cheque scams and offers advice on the red flags to look out for.
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07/02/2009
Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be extremely cautious when answering the door to traveling alarm system salespersons. BBB has received complaints from homeowners across North America who were subjected to high-pressure sales tactics and felt deceived by the salesperson into buying an expensive alarm system.
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06/29/2009
Immediately following the announcement of Michael Jackson’s sudden death, enterprising individuals began selling memorabilia online to take advantage of the increased demand. Better Business Bureau warns that the value of most memorabilia and commemorative items being sold is sentimental and the currently inflated prices for many items will drop over time.
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06/21/2009
Savvy consumers often go online for independent consumer reviews of products and services, scouring through comments from everyday Joes and Janes to help them find a gem or shun a lemon.
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05/21/2009
For their successful execution, these schemes rely on inefficiencies within the targeted business. The qualities they look for are: sloppy bookkeeping, inattention on the part of employees, and perhaps most importantly, the failure of one arm of a business to know what the other arm is doing.
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04/30/2009
Try these tactics for trimming the fat without cutting any muscle.
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04/30/2009
The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit would like
to offer some tips to individuals attempting to purchase or
sell items via on-line web sites and/or through personal
advertisements.
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04/29/2009
Relying on reports from online security experts, Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be on the lookout for fraudulent e-mails and Web sites trying to take advantage of the current swine flu outbreak.
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04/29/2009
Take the Fraud Quiz and see what you know about frauds and scams in Canada.
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04/07/2009
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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04/03/2009
Online promotions promising easy wealth by joining a cash gifting program or gifting club are flourishing on the Internet. With many families struggling to make ends meet in the current economy, Better Business Bureau warns that cash gifting is not a legitimate way to make a few extra dollars, and in fact, is nothing more than a pyramid scheme.
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04/03/2009
With unemployment rates climbing, job hunters are turning out in record numbers at job fairs hoping to make a good impression and get back into the workforce. Competition for landing a job can be fierce and Better Business Bureau is offering advice on how job hunters can make a strong impression and position themselves as the candidate of choice with potential employers.
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03/11/2009
Public Advisory: Beware of door-to-door carpet fraud scheme (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service is advising the public of a door-to-door carpet fraud scheme happening in Ottawa, where sellers are passing off low grade products as high quality rugs.
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03/03/2009
We are all familiar that home renovations are smart investments in the long term value of a home and also create economic activity by increasing the demand for labour, building materials and other goods. These renovations can also reduce energy consumption and the long-term cost of owning a home.
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