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		<title>Companies Beware of Business Directory Scams</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/bbbconsumeralert/2013/04/21/companies-beware-of-business-directory-scams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick LaFleur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is warning businesses to be on the lookout for invoices from a company called AYPR Inc. which claims to be based in Duluth, Minnesota. Those who have complained state that the company is billing for services they did not order or authorize. The company has an F rating due [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FBI warns of Fake Attorney Web sites</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick LaFleur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is warning businesses and consumers of fraudulent solicitations from scam artists posing as real law firms online. The FBI says it has received numerous reports from legitimate attorneys who say their firms’ identities have been stolen online. The FBI is asking that anyone who becomes aware of one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California-based US Telecom targets Southern Arizonan Businesses with Phony Invoices</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/bbbconsumeralert/2012/06/20/california-based-us-telecom-targets-southern-arizonan-businesses-with-phony-invoices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick LaFleur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is warning businesses of misleading invoices being mailed to companies all over the country- including Southern Arizona- by an Ontario, California-based company, US Telecom (UST). The invoices are actually solicitations for USTs services, but appear to be standard invoices, billing companies $425 for services rendered. Nowhere on the solicitation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Twist on Advanced Shipping Fee Scam Targets New Industries</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick LaFleur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is updating its warnings about scammers who are contacting businesses claiming they want to do business with them even though they aren’t in the local area or, more frequently, even in the same country. Initially targeting small auto repair shops through deaf communication devices regarding the shipping of vehicles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Variation of the &#8220;Grandparents Scam&#8221; Targets Businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick LaFleur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is warning of a new variation of the infamous “grandparents scam.” So far, the scam has targeted businesses in Washington, but could easily strike closer to home, in Southern Arizona. The con works like this: the scammer calls a business from a restricted phone number, claiming they’re a detective [...]]]></description>
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