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1998 BBB Press Releases

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Title	Date:
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
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