Monday, November 7, 2005 November 2005   VOLUME 1 ISSUE 16   CONTENTS November HOT TOPICS Jury Duty Scam Leads to Identity Theft Panther Marketing sending Blast Faxes Nationwide Medicare Prescription Drugs Holiday Advertising Guidelines for Retailers October New Members October 2005 Statistics Expelled from the BBB for Unsatisfactory Record BBB Links Membership Info Topics of Interest Past Issues October 2005 October 6, 2005 Vol. 1 Issue 15 September 2005 September 6, 2005 Vol. 1 Issue 14 July - August 2005 August 3, 2005 Vol. 1 Issue 13 May - June 2005 June 30, 2005 Vol. 1 Issue 12 March - April 2005 April 30, 2005 Vol. 1 Issue 11 January - February 2005 February 10, 2005 Vol. 1 Issue 10 December 2004 January 24, 2005 Vol. 1 Issue 9 November 2004 December 29, 2004 Vol. 1 Issue 8 October 2004 November 15, 2004 Vol. 1 Issue 7 September 2004 October 17, 2004 Vol. 1 Issue 6 August 2004 August 31, 2004 Vol. 1 Issue 5 July 2004 July 31, 2004 Vol. 1 Issue 4 June 2004 June 28, 2004 Vol. 1 Issue 3 May 2004 May 28, 2004 Vol. 1 Issue 2 April 2004 April 23, 2004 Vol. 1 Issue 1 November HOT TOPICS Scams artists are everywhere and the Silicon Valley Better Business Bureau is getting the word out. [FULL STORY]   Jury Duty Scam Leads to Identity Theft Scammers claiming to be from the court system are calling and threatening citizens for not showing up for jury duty. They then proceed to ask for personal and financial information for "verification" purposes. [FULL STORY]   Panther Marketing sending Blast Faxes Nationwide Panther Marketing has been sending unsolicited "blast faxes" that appear as newsletters talking about investment opportunities. [FULL STORY]   Medicare Prescription Drugs Scam artists have already taken advantage of senior citizens to obtain their Medicare numbers to submit fradulent billings for unecessary medical equipment and health tests. With Medicare offering its prescription drug coverage to all their clients in 2006, the BBB warns consumers to be on the look out for a new twist on an old scam. [FULL STORY]   Holiday Advertising Guidelines for Retailers Trying to determine how to advertise your holiday bargains? The BBB offers these tips to business owners to help provide their customers with helpful information during the holiday shopping season. [FULL STORY]   October New Members [FULL STORY]   October 2005 Statistics [FULL STORY]   Expelled from the BBB for Unsatisfactory Record [FULL STORY]   Published by Better Business Bureau of Silicon Valley

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