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Wednesday, November 21, 2012  Last week Action 4 shared the story of a McAllen man who paid $18,000 to a roofing company to fix his hail damaged roof only to see the company disappear.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  While Black Friday may be fun for some, officials said there are some things people should know before heading to the stores or buying gifts on-line.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  Scams are everywhere. They're presented over the internet, through email, with a phone call.

Friday, July 06, 2012  How can you safeguard yourself and even your children from scams, fraud, and identity theft? Action 4 Sunrise welcomes Dolores Salinas who is with the Better Business Bureau to give us details on how to better protect yourself when it comes to identity theft.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  This McAllen woman hired Ponce General Contractors to clean the mess a hail storm left behind.

Thursday, June 07, 2012  This neighborhood in McAllen has seen better days. What once was a place to call home before the hail storm back in March is now a construction site.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  If you drive through McAllen you'll notice many homes have yet to be repaired since the March 29th hail storm blew through town.

Monday, May 21, 2012  This week is National Small Business Week and a time to celebrate the growing business demographic in our country.  Entrepreneurs and small business owners are the backbone of the U.S. economy and Dolores Salinas with Better Business Bureau joined Action 4 Sunrise to talk more about it.

Monday, November 21, 2011  The Better Business Bureau said last year, they received a few complaints about layaway service, and they said the best advice they can give the consumer is  use layaway, don’t let it use you. If you see an outfit you like,for the most part, Rio Grande Valley stores allow you to either buy it on the spot or place it on layaway.

Sunday, November 06, 2011  An Alton man, who recently moved into his dream home with his family, is reaching out to Action 4 News claiming he was scammed by a company named X-Treme Water Purification.

Friday, August 26, 2011  Kathy Reyes has been hard at work looking for a job. One of the job listings she found on Craigslist peeked her interest promising a thousand dollars a week to run an office for a so-called consulting firm from Canada which would be setting up shop in the McAllen area.

Monday, June 27, 2011  A Mercedes man is warning other Rio Grande Valley residents about a mystery shopper scam where con artists are falsely using the Better Business Bureau logo.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  She's seen on streets throughout the Rio Grande Valley, holding a sign asking for money to help her cancer-stricken niece in Mexico.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011  Maria Cuervo is a single mom. She spent hundreds of dollars in car repairs and has the receipts to prove it.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011  Juan Gomez has worked with the Salvation Army for seven years. In that time he has helped with numerous disasters like Hurricane Dolly, the flooding of the Rio Grande, and even the devastation in Haiti.