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05/02/2013

Connecticut BBB Offers Guidelines for Financial Record Disposal

Connecticut Better Business Bureau recommends you properly secure or dispose of sensitive income tax and other personal documents when you don’t need them anymore.

01/10/2013

Connecticut Better Business Bureau Names “Top Ten Scams” of 2012

Connecticut Better Business Bureau has released its top 10 list of scams for 2012, and neither donors, job-seekers, the elderly nor financially-distressed consumers were immune.

06/21/2012

New Scam Steals Financial Information from Facebook, Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail users

Malware scams on social networks can be particularly malicious because the fraudulent offers appear to come from trusted friends.

02/23/2012

Connecticut BBB Warns Scammers target investors through social media sites

Talented con artists will take their time developing relationships with you with the long term goal of getting you to make an investment - and get hold of your money.

10/13/2011

BBB Joins National Effort to Highlight Child Identity Theft Protection and Education

Hundreds of unscrupulous businesses are finding inactive Social Security numbers online – most of which are assigned to children under the age of 18 who have not started using them yet.

07/18/2011

Connecticut Better Business Bureau Advises Parents to Secure Their Children’s Identity

Cybercrooks are harvesting Social Security numbers online - some of which reportedly have been assigned to children,leaving their families with debt that may be ultimately impossible to repay.

02/11/2011

Social Security and Your Facebook Page

Can your Facebook page contribute to someone stealing your identity via your social security number?

05/04/2010

Connecticut Better Business Bureau Urges Parents to Protect Children on Social Networking Sites

The post office knows to hold your mail during your absence, but who else knows you will be leaving your home unattended? Hundreds of people? Thousands? Perhaps more through social networking sites.

06/01/2006

FTC - Social Networking Sites: Safety Tips for Tweens and Teens

You’ve probably learned a long list of important safety and privacy lessons already: Look both ways before crossing the street; buckle up; hide your diary where your nosy brother can’t find it; don’t talk to strangers.


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