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With the holiday shopping season officially underway, the Better Business Bureau is warning you to watch out for deals too good to be true.  It’s not just Santa who’s watching you this time of year.  Scammers are doing their homework as well.   “They know where we’re...

The Better Business Bureau is warning farmers, growers, really anyone with a cell phone to watch out for SIM Swapping.  The BBB’s Tyler Russell says this scam started in 2018.         If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

While many of us may focus on spring cleaning our homes, garages, or even the sheds this time of year, the local Better Business Bureau says it’s important you don’t neglect your tablets, phones, laptops and smart devices.  Tyler Russell with the BBB said any device that connects to the web needs to be continually updated against the latest viruses and malware.  He noted that ...

The Better Business Bureau is warning smart phone users of a brand new scam that the FBI and law enforcement are currently investigating, SIM Swapping.  Danielle Kane with the local BBB says a hacker will call your cell phone provider asking that your phone numbers be ported to a blank SIM card on their phone.  On...

Thursday marks two weeks until the Seahawks preseason gets underway.  And then weeks after that Washington State and Oregon State will start their respective seasons.  The Better Business Bureau is warning the farming community to be on their toes when looking to purchase sports tickets of any kind.  Last ye...

It’s a new twist on an old holiday scam.  The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be on the look out for the latest social media “pyramid gift” posting scam, this involving wine exchanges.  The scams are all a little different, but typically you are told if you buy a bottle of wine, mail information to your friends, you’ll get several bottles of wine in return.   Kirstin Davis told the

The start to the holiday season is now, Thanksgiving Thursday, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday.  Tuesday is the day those across the world are encouraged to donate to their charity of choice.  And since the Northwest agriculture community has a track record of generosity, the Better Business Bureau is warning donors to do their homework before they donate.  

If you’re in the market for a horse trailer, the Better Business Bureau has a warning.  DKS Trailers of Roseburg, OR, was recently given an F rating.  Despite claiming to sell custom horse trailers across North America, the BBB says the company cannot be found at their given address in Roseburg.  On top of tha...

October is Cyber Security Month, and the Northwest agriculture community is reminded to be on their toes and do their homework.  So much of the farming process is high tech these days from GPS equipped tractors and pivots, to on-line purchases and sales, and that means farmers are as vulnerable as any small business to cyber attacks and scams.  Ki...

The Better Business Bureau is accepting nominations for this year’s Torch Award.  The annual even recognizes business across the Inland Northwest who demonstrate a high level of eithics, personal character, integrity and much more.  Kirstin ...