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Bing Protecting You From Scammers

Posted Wednesday, September 30, 2009
by Greg Hudson

When you're scanning the internet looking for tips to fix your credit score on Bing, changes are you will see a warning that some of the links are scams. It's a new feature devised to protect users from getting scammed. Microsoft worked with the FTC, Postal Inspection Service, and Western Union to provide public service announcements in the form of ads on Bing results pages, according to Mashable

The ads should appear for relevant keywords only. While searching, words such as: foreclosure rescue, lottery, and fixing credit problems, will bring up the ad.

Read the full article at Mashable by clicking here.


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