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	<title>Doug Hawkins &#187; Better Business Bureau</title>
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		<title>Free Shredding Event</title>
		<link>http://doughawkins.org/blog/archives/1231</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Hawkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BBB Free Shredding Event Saturday, October 23, 2010 7:00 AM – Noon Tyler Center Shopping Cent in the Kroger parking lot 12611 Taylorsville Road Your local Better Business Bureau and Consumer Credit Counseling Services are encouraging consumers to fight identity theft by taking part in the 3rd Annual Protect Your Identity Week (PYIW), October 17 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Scams for October</title>
		<link>http://doughawkins.org/blog/archives/1186</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Hawkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. LinkedIn can be a successful tool for employees and employers. However, the BBB advises against opening email messages for contact requests before logging into your LinkedIn account. Some requests are accompanied by a link that navigates the user away from the site to a page that says “PLEASE WAITING.”  The user is taken to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of Unscrupulous Contractors</title>
		<link>http://doughawkins.org/blog/archives/1163</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Hawkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BBB and Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office Warns: Beware of Unscrupulous Contractors   The Better Business Bureau and the Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office is warning consumers to beware of unscrupulous contractors.   Consumers are complaining to the Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office and the BBB that Fix Right Roofing and Paving is taking their money and not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scammers Targeting Job Hunters</title>
		<link>http://doughawkins.org/blog/archives/1153</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Hawkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the unemployment rate still hovering around 10 percent, the Better Business Bureau warns job hunters to beware of scammers preying on the unemployed.   According to the U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment claims unexpectedly jumped to 500,000 in mid-August, an increase of 12,000 over the previous week. According to a July report from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sinister Grandparent Scam and More</title>
		<link>http://doughawkins.org/blog/archives/1115</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Hawkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. The Grandparent Scam preys on the emotions of seniors who believe a grandchild is in trouble. A local grandparent lost $12,000 when scam artists contacted her, posing as her grandchild in distress seeking money for a supposed arrest in Haiti. If faced with such a call, indicating an emergency situation, BBB advises seniors to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KY State Fair Tips</title>
		<link>http://doughawkins.org/blog/archives/1076</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Hawkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the Better Business Bureau at the 2010 KY State Fair! The BBB booth is located in Main Street KY in the South Wing of the KY Fair &#38; Exposition Center. As hundreds of thousands of people enjoy the fair over the next two weeks, the BBB wants to remind consumers to be cautious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back-to-School Tips</title>
		<link>http://doughawkins.org/blog/archives/1035</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Hawkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The summer is winding down, and soon students will be headed back to school! Chances are, you still have some major “back-to-school shopping” to do. Whether your child is headed to high school or college, the Better Business Bureau has some Back-to-School basics. When shopping for anything from new attire to electronic items, BBB has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hot Topics August 2010</title>
		<link>http://doughawkins.org/blog/archives/1020</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Hawkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1.      Local consumers are receiving calls from scammers who are targeting diabetic Medicare beneficiaries. Callers claim to be from Medicare or what sounds like “Med-care.” The callers seem legitimate because they have personal information on the beneficiary. The callers ask if the beneficiary has “the red, white, and blue card,” and ask for the Medicare number.  NEVER [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of Identity Theft</title>
		<link>http://doughawkins.org/blog/archives/939</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Hawkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Better Business Bureau wants to remind consumers to keep their personal information safe! BBB is hearing of several local complaints of identity theft. Over the past five years, identity theft has been the number one consumer complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. ID Theft is a serious crime. It occurs when your personal information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of Amazon.com Fraudulent E-mail</title>
		<link>http://doughawkins.org/blog/archives/904</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Hawkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BBB is warning online shoppers about a fraudulent e-mail that appears to be from Amazon.com. Scam artists are sending out the e-mails that state “thanks for your order.” The e-mail has an order number on it, a total price, and a link to click on to check out your order. A BBB employee received the [...]]]></description>
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