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	<title>Prevent Home Repair Contractor Fraud  - NCPHIF</title>
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	<description>The National Center for the Prevention of Home Improvement Fraud was created to help protect consumers from becoming victims of home improvement or home repair contractor fraud.</description>
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		<title>NCPHIF Executive Director on NBC 5 News in Dallas Tx</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samantha Davies, NBC 5 News
Dallas/Forth Worth &#8211; After an outbreak of tornadoes this spring, many North Texans continue to search for contractors to repair damage. Phae Howard with the National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Improvement Scams Increase During Tax Return Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[wspa.com, LAURA THOMAS, News Channel 7
GREENVILLE, S.C. &#8211;
Tax return time is here, and the National Center for the Prevention of Home Improvement Fraud says they see a big increase in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NCPHIF Executive Director on FOX5 Atlanta TV</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By TACOMA PERRY/myfoxatlanta
ATLANTA &#8211; The home improvement industry is big business to the tune of $300 billion a year. Sadly, some of that money is ripped off from unsuspecting homeowners. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid tornado repair scam artists</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courier-Journal.com
Beware of work offers

The Better Business Bureau in Louisville is cautioning people seeking home repairs after Friday&#8217;s tornadoes to beware of &#8220;ripoff artists.&#8221;
The BBB suggested that people be cautious of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Undercover home improvement investigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WPVI-TV, 6abc.com, Nydia Han
&#8220;BOOTHWYN, Pa.  February 27, 2012 (WPVI) &#8212; You&#8217;ve probably received alerts at your home that state &#8220;there has been a storm in your area and there&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Effects of Hurricane Irene linger</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[charlotteobserver.com, Mandy Locke
&#8220;PAMLICO COUNTY Wade Miller did everything he should have before and after Hurricane Irene.
He pulled out the walls of his home in Merritt and used buckets of Clorox [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bureau County Sheriff: Beware Of Bogus Contractors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[kwqc.com, Jeff Whitten, Web Content Producer
&#8220;With spring just around the corner, Bureau County Sheriff&#8217;s Office released a reminder that home maintenance and repair vendors will be out looking for work. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manatee deputies crack down on unlicensed contractors</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HeraldTribune.com, Lee Williams
&#8220;MANATEE COUNTY &#8211; The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office says it recently cracked down on unlicensed contractors with an undercover sting.
According to a report, an undercover deputy contracted with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch Out for Home Repair Scams</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[springfield-pa.patch.com, Leslie Truluck
&#8220;Springfield Township Police Chief Joseph Daly sent an alert message Friday night through the township&#8217;s Global Connect Emergency Notification System about a chimney repair scam: Residents are being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better Business Bureau: After wild weather this week, how to avoid repair scams</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[9news.com, Garrett Boyd contributed to this report.
&#8220;KUSA &#8211; It has been a wild week of weather for the state of Colorado. We have experienced everything from damaging force winds to [...]]]></description>
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