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Why Your Boss Doesn't Like Facebook
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Last Updated: 10:46 AM 02/02/10 - Find out why 60% of firms polled say they worry about employees using Facebook on office computers. (Full Story)
BBB Warns About "Smishing"
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Last Updated: 8:10 AM 02/01/10 - The Better Business Bureau serving Eastern North Carolina says people have been getting phony text messages, a scam practice known as "smishing." (Full Story)
FDA Issues Warning About Counterfeit Alli Pills
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Last Updated: 6:20 AM 01/27/10 - The FDA says they are finding fake pills of the federally-approved weight loss product called Alli. (Full Story)
Haiti Relief Scams
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Last Updated: 7:42 AM 01/15/10 - Find out how to make sure your donation gets to the earthquake victims, not to a scam artist. (Full Story)
BBB's Top Ten Scams Of 2009 In Eastern North Carolina
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Last Updated: 9:49 AM 01/07/10 - The Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina has released their top ten scams of 2009 in hopes you'll be able to bystep them in 2010. (Full Story)
Protecting Your Smartphone From Hackers
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Last Updated: 7:39 AM 01/06/10 - As smartphones continue to gain popularity, so do threats against them. (Full Story)
SCAM ALERT: FDA Impostors
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Last Updated: 6:47 AM 01/05/10 - The FDA says criminals have been posing as FDA special agents and other law enforcement officers as part of an international extortion scam.
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BBB Warns About Pop-Ups When Shopping Online
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Last Updated: 7:42 AM 12/15/09 - The pop-ups are technically legal, but the Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina says they are deceptive and even harmful to consumers. (Full Story)
HPV Screening: New Test May Detect Cancers Earlier
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Last Updated: 6:08 AM 01/19/10 - Using modern DNA technology instead of a traditional pap smear may be able to detect invasive cervical cancers earlier. (Full Story)
SCAM ALERT: Fake State Agency Sending Prize Forms
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Last Updated: 7:42 AM 12/07/09 - The letters claim to be from the North Carolina Commissioners of Registration. However, there is no such state agency. (Full Story)
SCAM ALERT: Vaccine Profile Email
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Last Updated: 4:58 AM 12/04/09 - Scam artists are trying to piggy back off swine flu fears with a new email going around.
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Phony IRS Agent Phone Call
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Last Updated: 9:25 AM 12/02/09 - A person in Eastern Carolina received a voicemail on their cell phone that tried to set them up for a scam artist. (Full Story)
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