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02/05/2009

E-Card’s Words of Love Can Cover Up Hateful Computer Virus

New-fangled and old-fashioned showings of love can instead cause grief this Valentine’s Day, so consumers are urged to use caution when opening electronic cards or sending flowers.

11/21/2008

BBB Advice on GivingPre-paid Bank Cards, and Receiving, Gift and

Pre-paid bank cards are like gift cards, but can be used anywhere credit cards are accepted, allowing the recipient more flexibility in where the money can be spent. Pre-paid bank cards aren't without their downside, however, and the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois is providing advice on purchasing and using pre-paid bank cards.

01/01/2000

FTC- The Gifting Club "Gotcha"

When is a gift not a gift? When it’s a "gotcha." In a scam spreading throughout the mid-Atlantic states and the Pacific Northwest, people pay to join a "gifting club," billed in promotional materials as a private club with members eager to help new friends -- often from within their own neighborhood or church group.


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