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Oana SchneiderYou have probably heard by now about a Facebook statement according to which 50 million people had their Facebook “likes” harvested by a third party. Your BBB® would like you to know that there is ...
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Oana SchneiderYour BBB® has learned that the travel booking website has been hacked and that it “identified and remediated a data security incident affecting a legacy travel booking platform." According to a ...
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Oana SchneiderYour BBB® knows that some of these online quizzes sound extremely interesting, promising to reveal all sorts of things about us, from who we were in a past life to which cartoon character resembles...
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Oana SchneiderIn 2017, your BBB® has received 7,000 complaints regarding travel agencies and the services they offer. Most of the time, these complaints are about misleading ads or travel offers that agencies an...
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Oana SchneiderMarch 4-10 is National Consumer Protection Week and your favorite BBB® has a few tips to share with you. Every day, we receive complaints from area residents regarding scams, dishonest advertising ...
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Oana SchneiderYour BBB® has learned that the Internal Revenue Service has recently released an updated version of their Withholding Calculator, and you can find it on irs.gov. Also, the newest version of Form W-...
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Oana SchneiderIt’s no secret that scammers would go to a lot of trouble to get your money and your favorite BBB® would like to warn everyone that this new scam could leave you penniless if you’re not careful. In...
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Oana SchneiderYour BBB® would like to remind everyone that the new deadline to get your money from the FTC settlement with Western Union is May 31, 2018. This means that if you sent money to a person who turned ...
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