Timothy Caminos, Director of Communications, Hawaii’s Better Business Bureau | Apr 1, 2013 | April - May 2013, Articles, Wisdoms
For the past 50 years, May has been a month to appreciate and celebrate the vitality and aspirations of older Americans and their contributions to our communities. Many seniors are productive, active, and influential members of society, sharing essential talents, as...
Timothy Caminos, Director of Communications, Hawaii’s Better Business Bureau | Dec 1, 2012 | Articles, December - January 2013, Wisdoms
The holidays are a tough time to be in need, and unfortunately there’s way too much of that going around these days. Last year the U.S. Census Bureau said that 16% of people in the States live below the poverty line and that children in 3.9 million households across...
Timothy Caminos, Director of Communications, Hawaii’s Better Business Bureau | Oct 1, 2012 | Articles, October - November 2012, Wisdoms
How money coming in is actually going out Western Union, Moneygram and similar businesses allow you to send money quickly. Their services are useful for transmitting funds to friends, relatives and others you know well. But scammers frequently take advantage of...
Timothy Caminos, Director of Communications, Hawaii’s Better Business Bureau | Aug 1, 2012 | Articles, August - September 2012, Wisdoms
Con artists are always seizing on the public’s financial struggles and confusion in order to make a quick buck. Not long ago we saw them come out of the woodworks during the housing crisis and now we are seeing a pattern again as health care reform laws are upheld....
Timothy Caminos, Director of Communications, Hawaii’s Better Business Bureau | Jun 1, 2012 | Articles, June - July 2012, Wisdoms
Decades of service protect seniors from fraud This year, Hawai‘i’s Better Business Bureau (BBB) will be turning 67 years old. The bureau was here from when Hawai‘i became a state to when one of its citizens became the U.S. President — and it’s still going strong. In...
Timothy Caminos, Director of Communications, Hawaii’s Better Business Bureau | Apr 1, 2012 | Articles, Wisdoms
Recently, across the Islands, senior citizens have become the target of “contractor” scams, where scammers perform home improvement and repairs that ultimately cheat or rip off consumers. Senior citizens are often the target of these scams primarily because they are...
Timothy Caminos, Director of Communications, Hawaii’s Better Business Bureau | Feb 1, 2012 | Articles, February - March 2012, Wisdoms
It’s no secret that con-artists go where the money is. That means that schemers and scammers target citizens who are retired or who are about to retire who have been accumulating money through their retirement plans, real-estate and their personal bank accounts. The...
Bonnie Horibata | Aug 1, 2011 | Articles, August - September 2011, Wisdoms
Wouldn’t it be so easy if you knew right away who was going to take advantage of you? Sadly this is not the case, and con artists have perfected the art of scamming for generations. We can protect our friends and family by knowing our consumer rights. If someone comes...
Bonnie Horibata | Jun 1, 2011 | Articles, June - July 2011, Wisdoms
The best protection against fraud is information and communication. Being open and aware of what’s going on in our friends’ and family’s lives; taking the time to talk about day-to-day events and even watching over each other is vital for many reasons. As much as we’d...
