Bring up to three boxes of documents for free shredding and learn how to protect yourself from identity theft. Canceled checks, old bank statements and identification are among items that should be shredded before discarding.

The BBB, Attorneys General, Federal Trade Commission and other authorities say scammers are eager to take advantage of consumers desperate to improve their credit scores.

MajorEventRentalz.com has ties to a firm that left many homeowners disappointed after the Super Bowl. People paid $1,000 or more to have their homes listed, but got no renters.

Find BBB warnings about businesses and charities at the BBB News Center .

The ink on President Barack Obama's stimulus act was hardly dry before Web sites cropped up promoting schemes to help consumers obtain grants to pay bills. Trouble is, no such grants are available.

The Better Business Bureau presents three $2,500 awards every year to high school juniors who personify high ethics through leadership, community service, academic history and personal integrity. The competition is open to high school juniors in the 92 counties in Southern Illinois and Eastern Missouri served by the St. Louis-based BBB. Students must complete an entry form, write a one-page essay, send a transcript and include a letter of reference. The deadline is May 15.

A Florida businessman who previously scammed consumers by offering "free medicine" has been linked to postcards offering "free" jewelry if consumers pay a processing fee of $6.95. The jewelry appears to be worth far less than the $50 listed on postcards.