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12/13/2012
McAfee just released their Top 12 Internet Scams of the 2012 Holiday Season and the Better Business Bureau thinks you should be informed!
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09/24/2012
We call this the tech-support phone scam. It targets the elderly, who stereotypically have the weakest grasp on electronics and technology. This scam has been increasing in frequency lately, and instances have been reported across the nation.
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06/13/2011
The BBB advises consumers to weigh the cost of buyback plans for technology products against the benefits promised. The plans may not be worth the money.
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02/22/2011
Knowing how to use the Internet in the 21st century can only be equivocated to having a super power. You can do things that people 30 years ago thought only The Jetsons would be able to accomplish: send letters without needing postage, turn your car on from your phone, operate traffic lights and fire, police and ambulance notification systems.
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02/04/2011
If you have unused mobile phones, laptops and other electronics lying around, they may be worth some money.
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06/01/2010
On May 18th New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo officially filed suit against SmartBuy, a seller of computers and electronics.
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04/13/2010
Better Business Bureau is warning businesses to beware of a new malicious e-mail that pretends to be from BBB about a complaint filed against the company. The e-mail first came to BBB’s attention on April 12, 2010.
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03/17/2009
Identifying the scams and understanding government grants
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03/16/2009
The 2009 BBB Torch Awards are coming soon! Join us for the celebration of the year!
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03/16/2009
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10/01/2007
Computer sellers - online and brick-and-mortar - inundate consumers with advertisements for "free" or low-cost computers. The offers usually involve rebates of several hundred dollars off the computer's purchase price - if the consumer commits to a long-term contract for Internet service. Some of the offers may be good deals for consumers, but they are likely to involve complicated transactions.
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08/01/2006
Voice over Internet Protocol — VoIP — is one way people are making and receiving telephone calls using a broadband Internet connection rather than a regular phone line. VoIP converts your phone call — actually, the voice signal from your phone — into a digital signal that travels through the Internet to the person you are calling. If you are calling a plain old telephone number, the signal is converted back at the other end. If you’re comfortable with new technology, you may want to learn more about VoIP. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, suggests that it’s smart to do some research on this technology before signing up for it.
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08/01/2006
A laptop computer defines convenience and mobility. It enables you to work from home, a hotel room, a conference hall, or a coffee shop.
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