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11/24/2009
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11/24/2009
Better Business Bureau has received more than 1,500 complaints about several dozen Web sites that are trading on the Google name to scam people who want to learn about making money from home. Because the sites often use the Google name and prominently display its iconic logo, consumers often assume they are getting a job with Google when in fact they were getting taken in by yet another work-at-home scheme.
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11/24/2009
This holiday season, everyone will be on the hunt for the best deals. Better Business Bureau warns online shoppers that some deals online for electronics are too good to be true. BBB is advising holiday shoppers to keep an eye out for five red flags of unscrupulous consumer electronics stores.
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11/24/2009
Most charities rely heavily on the goodwill of individual donors during the holiday season to fund their activities throughout the coming year.
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11/17/2009
BBB has begun planning and preparations for the 2010 Torch Award Celebration.
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11/17/2009
During the busy shopping season, consumers like to use debit and credit cards. However, scammers often see this as a great opportunity for fraud, which causes the public to mistrust shopping in-person or buying online.
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11/13/2009
Promoting philanthropy with employees is a great way to spread the holiday spirit and promote camaraderie around the office. Click here for tips on encouraging charitable giving in the workplace
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11/13/2009
If you or your business uses Twitter, the BBB wants to follow you to help to build your Twitter network!
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11/12/2009
BBB has recently been informed that a scam artist is operating in Greater Victoria posing as an employee of a legitimate business.
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11/10/2009
Please join us in welcoming our newest Accredited Businesses.
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11/10/2009
These businesses were contacted by the BBBVI concerning complaints registered in our office. None of these non-responding businesses are BBB Accredited Businesses. BBB Accredited Businesses agree to respond to all complaints.
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11/10/2009
Your time share may have sounded like a great vacation solution at the time you bought it, but some consumers are finding that the monthly maintenance fees and associated costs they’re paying are not worth the time they spend there.
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11/05/2009
View BBB Vancouver Island's October statistics on the public's usage of BBB's services.
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11/04/2009
With the current flu season upon us, and extended media coverage regarding the delay and low inventory of the H1N1 vaccine, scam artists are taking advantage of the public's anxiety and selling readily available "flu vaccines" online.
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