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APPLIANCE REPAIR

Kelly Appliance & Vacuum 931-244-7200

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D.E. Hill & Son 762-9584

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J & G Tire Center 931-762-0078

 

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On Second Thought Consignment 931-244-7244

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Crockett Cinemas 931-762-6821

 

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One Stop Medical
One Stop Medical 762-9797

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On Second Thought Consignment 931-244-7244

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Envy Tanning & Spa 931-762-3689

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Rick's Electrical & Plumbing 931-242-5325

 

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Lynn Electronics 762-0401

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Newton Backhoe Service 931-242-0305

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Lawrenceburg Florist 762-3722
McKelvey's Flowers 762-4511

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Pettus-Turnbo Funeral Home 762-3291

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Green's Furniture
Swap & Shop Center

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Miss Millie's 931-762-9577

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Lawrenceburg Glass 766-1004

 

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True Value Hardware 762-7516

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Salt Glow 931-279-4780

Nature's Nuggests 762-2895

 

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Adventure Off Road 852-5445

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Aarons Insurance 931-629-8065
Baker Agency 762-4550
Wall-Modrall Insurance 762-6528

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Dixon's Fine Jewelry 762-9979

 

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Dustin's Lawncare
Dustin's Lawn Care 242-4414

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Randy's Cycle & ATV 762-2450

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Mo's Pawn Shop 762-2529

 

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Holland's Pharmacy 931-762-2220

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By Pass Pools 931-762-7904

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Hood & Hester Realty 244-7555

 

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Fox Sporting Goods 931-766-0313

 

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Loretto Storage 931-853-7867

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Envy Tanning & Spa 931-762-3689

 

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Groucho's Tires 931-762-1707

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Monday, February 19, 2018

BBB issues alert about cell phone porting scams

From the Better Business Bureau

Did you know that with a few easy steps someone could steal your phone number and phone service? A new type of scam has been happening across the country and is a new way for scammers to steal your hard earned money, and even your identity. The scariest part is that this type of scam, called porting or port-out scamming, is that it can help scammers get past added security measures on personal and financial accounts and logins.

To put it another way, think of how many times you have set up an email address, social networking, or logged onto your bank account online or had to change your password. How many times did you have to verify your identity by being sent a code via text message? Now what if you weren't the only one who was reading that message? This new type of scam absolutely could bypass that layer of security and has a huge potential for your identity to be stolen faster than you think. Luckily you can protect yourself and your Better Business Bureau® is here to help you identify and protect yourself. 

What is a cell phone porting or port-out scam?

A scammer finds out your name and phone number and then attempts to gather as much personalidentifiable information (PII) as possible about you. PII includes name, address, Social Security number (Social Insurance number in Canada), date of birth, and other information that can be used for identity theft.  They then will contact your mobile provider, impersonating you, and inform them that your phone was stolen and request the number be “ported” with another provider and device.  In some cases, if they were really brave and in a retail location and/or online, they might even try to buy a new phone which could make a sales representative incentivized to quickly fulfill their request and forgo some formal verification procedures.  

The scariest part?  Once they have your number ported to a new device they can then start accessing and gaining entry to accounts that require additional authorization in terms of a code texted directly to your phone for security verification.  Those added security measures are usually in place on accounts provided by email providers, social networks, tax preparation software, and even financial institutions
BBB offers these tips to help protect yourself from this specific type of scam:

For more tips on how to protect your personal information and guard yourself against identity theft visit www.bbb.org.

If you’ve fallen victim to this type of scam, alert your mobile provider, financial institutions and take the standard steps to combat identity theft.  Also, BBB encourages you to file a report on BBB ScamTracker and be a hero to your community by warning others.

 

 

 


 







 

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