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04/01/2013
BBB gives tips to prevent credit card identity theft
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10/18/2012
Better Business Bureau invites area consumers and businesses to participate in its bi-annual Shred Day events Saturday, Oct. 20 and Saturday, Oct. 27. Shred Day is an opportunity for local consumers and businesses to prevent identity theft and help the environment through free on-site document shredding, as well as paper, cell phone and computer recycling. BBB Shred Day events will be held in the following cities:
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10/11/2012
A recent study published by Carnegie Mellon University Cylab, a cybersecurity research center, found that children were targeted by identity thieves 51 times more frequently than adults. Better Business Bureau encourages parents to regularly monitor their children’s credit report to prevent devastating damage to their future.
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08/21/2012
Better Business Bureau warns that college-age adults are particularly vulnerable to identity theft and related fraudulent crimes. According to the Consumer Sentinel Network database, 56,689 consumers between the ages of 20 and 29 fell victim to identity theft in 2011. That number accounts for 23 percent of the total number of identity theft complaints reported last year; the largest out of any 10-year age range.
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08/21/2012
El Better Business Bureau (BBB) advierte que los adultos de edad universitaria son particularmente vulnerables al robo de identidad y los delitos relacionados con fraude. De acuerdo con la oficina de Centinela del Consumidor, 56,689 consumidores entre las edades de 20 y 29 fueron víctimas de robo de identidad en 2011. Este número cubre 23 por ciento del número total de denuncias relacionadas al robo de identidad registrado el año pasado, este es el mayor incremento de cualquier rango de edad de 10 años.
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05/08/2012
Better Business Bureau Shred Day events resulted in 116,368 pounds of consumers’ confidential documents, computer parts and cardboard shredded and recycled. In addition, 10 boxes of old cell phones were recycled. Nearly 100,000 pounds of paper documents were safely disposed of by certified document destruction specialists in the following locations throughout Central Texas:
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04/17/2012
In the latest Consumer Sentinel Network report issued by the Federal Trade Commission, Texas ranks fifth in the nation for the most reported cases of identity theft per 100,000 residents. Out of 384 metropolitan areas nationwide, cities in Central, Coastal, Southwest Texas and the Permian Basin were ranked as follows:
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01/11/2012
The start of a new year is a great time to resolve to be a smarter, safer consumer. Better Business Bureau has 10 resolutions for 2012 that can help you fight scammers, prevent identity theft and save money:
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01/11/2012
El inicio de un nuevo año es un buen tiempo para resolver ser un consumidor más inteligente y seguro. Better Business Bureau tiene 10 resoluciones para el año 2012 que pueden ayudar a luchar contra los estafadores, evitar el robo de identidad y ahorre dinero:
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11/14/2011
A new scam has hit the market, targeting cell phone users. “Smishing,” similar to “phishing,” uses text messages to bait consumers into divulging their personal information.
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11/03/2011
Better Business Bureau shred a total of 202,000 pounds of consumers’ confidential documents between the eight Shred Day events held throughout Central Texas last month.
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10/28/2011
A new email phishing scam hit Better Business Bureau and consumers across the country this week. The fake emails appear to be from StubHub — a website that allows users to buy and sell tickets to sporting and entertainment events — and use the site’s name to trick victims into providing personal information.
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10/19/2011
BBB invites consumers and businesses to participate in its seventh semi-annual Shred Day. The event provides free shredding and recycling services to take steps toward identity theft prevention and a greener planet.
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10/13/2011
Child identity theft is a growing crime that damages the pristine credit reports of children. Scammers use inactive Social Security numbers they find online – most of which are assigned to children under the age of 18 who have not started using them yet – and sell them to help people establish fake credit. Protecting a child’s innocent, clean record is something that every parent needs to do.
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09/27/2011
Better Business Bureau advises consumers to be wary of unsolicited calls claiming they have won gift cards from local stores. The scam is meant to lure people away from their homes, giving burglars the opportunity to break in.
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