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1998 BBB Press Releases
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BBBOnLine Now Accepting Applications 12/26/1998
Take Control of Your Finances in 1999 BBB Offers New Year's Resolutions for Consumers 12/23/1998
Beanie Seller Disappears 12/19/1998
BBB Unveils National Transportation Dispute Resolution Program 12/17/1998
BBBOnLine Briefs White House Officials, FTC, and Online Privacy Alliance on New Privacy Seal Program 12/16/1998
New Twist To Canadian Telemarketing Fraud 12/15/1998
You Don't Always Find Bargains at "Going Out of Business" Sales! 12/9/1998
1997 Annual Inquiry and Complaint Summary 12/1/1998
BBBOnLine Begins Accepting Applications for Online Privacy Seal 11/30/1998
Protect Your Business From Fraud, Scams & Crime 11/23/1998
Questionable Phone Calls Targeting Wives 11/23/1998
Protect Your Business Week 11/13/1998
BBB Warns of Holiday Shoplifting 11/12/1998
Better Business Bureau Cautions Donors on Appeals This Holiday Season 11/12/1998
BBB Publishes New Consumer Info Brochure, Refunds and Exchanges 11/11/1998
BBB Publishes New Consumer Info Brochure, Financial Aid for College 11/11/1998
Shopping for a Computer? Use your Head! 11/6/1998
Office Supply Scheme Targets Businesses 10/27/1998
BBBOnLine Marks Milestone in Corporate Sponsorships of Privacy Seal 10/27/1998
The BBB Offers Tips On Holiday Cybershopping 10/23/1998
Cash a Check -- Get a Bill 10/13/1998
BBB Advises Caution in Disaster Appeals 10/5/1998
Good Business Practices For Ethical E-Commerce 10/1/1998
BBB Warns of New Scam Aimed at Consumers 9/23/1998
Complaints Called In On Pre-Paid Phone Service 9/21/1998
BBB/Austin Warns of Hoax E-Mail 9/14/1998
Fraudulent Telemarketers Claim To Be Customs Officials 8/18/1998
Summer's A Hot Time For Scams Against Businesses 8/18/1998
Don't Fall For Abandoned Property Scam 8/12/1998
BBB Warns College-Bound Students of Campus Card Scam 8/7/1998
Foreign Lottery Recovery Room Schemes Are Surfacing 7/13/1998
BBB Advises "Florida Fire Victims" Appeal NOT Conducted by Better Business Bureau 7/9/1998
Work At Home Offer Floods BBB with Calls 6/24/1998
BBBOnLine Privacy Program Created to Enhance User Trust on the Internet 6/22/1998
African - Based Scam Targets Mormons 6/8/1998
Hewlett-Packard Chairman Urges Business Peers To Support BBB Online Privacy Self-Regulation Program 6/4/1998
Small Business Week Alert: Beware of "Bogus" Bills 5/29/1998
Phony Invoice for CD-Rom Directory 5/19/1998
Foreign Lottery Offers Could Cost You! 5/19/1998
Prudential Policyholders May Be Target of Scam 5/7/1998
American Authors Cautioned About Canadian Joint Venture Publishing Companies 5/5/1998
BBB Warns Americans Seeking Loans From Canadian Companies 5/5/1998
BBB Publishes New Booklet, Tips on Buying Jewelry 4/24/1998
Nigerian Rip-Off 4/22/1998
Spring Scams 4/22/1998
Beware of Derby Ticket Scams 4/16/1998
BBB Alerts Area Consumers About Work-At-Home Mailing 4/13/1998
Check Out Limo Service Before Hiring 4/8/1998
Better Business Bureau Announces Winners of National Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics 3/31/1998
Better Business Bureaus Urge Fairness When Arbitration is Used in Consumer Contracts 3/26/1998
Businesses Recognized by BBB for Outstanding Marketplace Ethics 3/24/1998
FTC and Postal Inspection Service Go After Junk E-mail Scammers 3/12/1998
El Nino Flooded Cars 3/12/1998
Electricity Deregulation Scams 3/12/1998
BBB Warns of Advance-Fee Loan Scam 3/9/1998
Jewelry Marketing Firm Settles with FTC 3/9/1998
Phony Invoices Continue To Plague Denver Businesses 3/3/1998
It's Tax Time, Are You Ready? 3/3/1998
Few Things are as Permanent as a Tattoo 3/3/1998
Infomercials Touting Quick Riches Spark Numerous Inquiries To BBB 3/3/1998
Online Help For Scholarships 3/3/1998
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