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Welcome
and Thanks for a Job Well Done!
As we begin the New Year we trust that 2007 will be
productive and profitable for our members. At this time
of the year the terms of many of our Board members end
and new members are added. On behalf of the Better Business
Bureau serving Greater Iowa, Quad Cities and the Siouxland
Region we give a heartfelt thank you to those Board
participants who are leaving and a warm welcome to those
commencing Bureau service. Our sincere appreciation
is extended to outgoing Board chair, David Sinwell of
Dahl's Foods and the many other departing individual
Board members who have made significant contributions
over the past several years. Thank you for your time
and tireless efforts.
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Scam Alert:
LOL
In
the vernacular of our e-communication and instant messaging
culture, this made us laugh out loud. We were forwarded
this scam and while the writer probably did not intend
for it to sound comical it did elicit lots of chuckles
when passed around the office. Given the fact that the
entire communiqué is undoubtedly a scam, it is
still interesting to note that presumably the term re-profile
funds as it is used here would bear a similarity to
the more commonly used term, "money laundering".
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Vishing is the New Phishing
Better
Business Bureaus frequently warn that scam artists are the first to
take advantage of new technology. The latest example of scammer
ingenuity is the use of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phones to
steal people's financial information. This new scam is called "vishing"
-- short for "voice phishing."
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BBB Offers
New Year's Resolution
"Whatever your personal goals are for the New
Year, the Better Business Bureau encourages you to be
alert to scam artists. They will try to tap into people's
desire to improve their lives in the coming months.
BBBs anticipate an increase in advertisements for bogus
loans, work-at-home promotions, 'miracle' weight loss
schemes, false lottery notices and other tempting offers,"
said Steve Cole, President and CEO of the Council of
Better Business Bureaus.
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Ad Reviews
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New Members
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Happy
Anniversary
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BBB Integrity
Awards
Mark your calendar now and plan to attend the upcoming
2007 Better Business Bureau Integrity Awards ceremony.
The nominations are in and the winners will be announced
in conjunction with the BBB Integrity Awards luncheons
on April 13, 2007 at the Marriott Hotel in downtown
Des Moines and on April 27, 2007 at the Holiday Inn
in Davenport. In addition to the business awards, our
students of integrity will be honored and a keynote
speaker will be featured. For more information contact
the BBB at 515-243-5027 or 800-222-1600. Watch for your
invitation in the mail!
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