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04/03/2012
Fenton High School captured the Michigan State LifeSmarts Championship once again by successfully fielding questions about real‐life marketplace issues at Oakland University. LifeSmarts, a consumer education competition that challenges teens in grades 9‐12 with questions about personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology, and consumer rights and responsibilities, is a program of the National Consumers League.
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04/02/2012
Phishing Emails Continue to Plague the Better Business Bureau & Local Businesses
BBB Warns: Do Not Be Deceived by Fake BBB Emails
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03/12/2012
Better Business Bureau is alerting consumers of a phone scam in which the caller claims to be from Microsoft. The caller offers to solve a consumer’s computer problems or sell him or her a software license, all in an effort to gain remote control access to the consumer’s computer.
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01/03/2012
Your BBB has divided scams into nine major categories and picked the top scam in each, plus our Scam of the Year.
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12/20/2011
The Federal Trade Commission has approved changes to its Business Opportunity Rule that will ensure that consumers have the information they need when considering buying a work-at-home program or any other business opportunity.
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12/07/2011
Better Business Bureau is issuing an urgent SCAM alert cautioning businesses and consumers about an email that looks like it is from BBB, with the subject line “Complaint from your customers.” This e-mail is fraudulent; ignore its contents and delete it immediately. If you have already clicked on a link in the e-mail, run a full virus scan of your computer.
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11/02/2011
In honor of Small Business Saturday, a day dedicated to supporting small businesses on the busiest shopping weekend of the year, Better Business Bureau (BBB) is spreading awareness and advising consumers to support the small businesses in their area.
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10/12/2011
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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10/11/2011
Better Business Bureau is alerting consumers that they may be seeing new fees on their bank statement for using their debit card.
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10/11/2011
Your local Better Business Bureau (BBB) along with GreenPath Debt Solutions are hosting National Protect Your Identity Week (PYIW) October 16 – 22, 2011. Residents and small businesses are encouraged to take an important step in identity protection by attending BBB’s SECURE YOUR ID DAY Community Shred and Computer Recycling event on Saturday, October 22, 2011 (9 am – 1 pm) at the BBB Office parking lot in Southfield.
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09/28/2011
A new mobile application for Apple iPhone and iPad users, BBB Search, allows Business Reviews and other information from the Better Business Bureau (BBB) to be available on the go.
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09/22/2011
For the second consecutive year, your Better Business Bureau (BBB) Serving Eastern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula will sponsor the Michigan chapter of the National Consumers League’s (NCL) 2011 – 2012 LifeSmarts competition.
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08/03/2011
BBB Military Line, a financial literacy and consumer protection initiative for military families, gained a new sustaining partner with the announcement that the FINRA Investor Education Foundation will provide additional resources to this important program.
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08/01/2011
Looking for a job? You’re not alone. With unemployment at a soaring rate of 9.2%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, many job hunters are turning to online job boards to post their resume and search for jobs. Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning job seekers to proceed with caution before sharing their personal qualifications and inquiring about jobs found online.
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07/14/2011
The Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI),
a program of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, today announced a groundbreaking agreement
that will change the landscape of what is advertised to kids by the nation’s largest food and
beverage companies. For the first time, these food and beverage companies, who do the vast
majority of advertising to children, will follow uniform nutrition criteria for foods advertised to
children.
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