The historic earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan has left hundreds of thousands of people in need of help. If you plan to donate money to assist with the relief efforts, BBB wants to help you make sure your donation ends up in the right hands! Here are five tips for making safe donations:

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These five holiday season scams are sure to steal your cheer. As you shop for your friends and family, look out for the common threats that BBB sees every year…

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It’s been nearly 4 months since oil began leaking from a well dug by British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. This environmental disaster captured the attention of consumers, as well as scammers, nationwide. While the leak has since been sealed, BBB continues to hear from consumers about potential scams related to a variety of issues stemming from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Last week, we gave consumers a few tips and advice for making wise donation decisions towards helping oil spill relief efforts. As an addition to that information, here are the websites of several national BBB Accredited charities addressing the oil spill. Keep in mind, this list only includes charities that meet BBB Wise Giving Alliance’s Standards for Charity Accountability. Click on each of the names for their individual BBB charity report.

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The BBB Center and its main program BBB Military Line have been included in the 2010 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Charity List!

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