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10/30/2009
Every day your BBB of Southwest Missouri receives calls from area consumers excited that they have potentially won a large amount of money. Unfortunately, what they find themselves in the middle of is a scam. We are calling on the consumers of southwest Missouri to help us raise awareness of this scam by sending us these fake checks to get them off the streets.
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10/15/2009
Better Business Bureau (BBB) and its national partners, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling and the National Association for Information Destruction invite the Southwest Missouri Community to BBB “Secure Your ID” Day Saturday, October 17, 2009 at the BBB parking lot at 430 S. Glenstone Ave in Springfield. Residents and small businesses are encouraged to attend the event and take a key step in identity protection by shredding and properly disposing of their sensitive paper documents as well as CDs and floppy discs. BBB staff will also be on-site to provide expert advice and tips for identity theft protection.
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03/11/2009
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05/12/2008
More than 120 cars turned out for the event, held at Battlefield Mall, which helped contribute to 4,000 pounds of material to be safely destroyed, and out of the potential hands of individuals attempting to commit identity theft.
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02/29/2008
There were nearly 90,000 inquiries on companies in the Southwest Missouri area in 2007 which is a 72 percent increase over 2006 which had more than 65,000 inquiries.
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