<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><!--component-head-v2--><title>BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams | KBAK</title><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html"/><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=9; IE=EDGE"/><!--HEAD COMPONENT /head/v2 (Infinite Scroll Story page)--><meta name="robots" content="index, follow"/><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=0.5"/><link rel="canonical" href="http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams"/><meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes"/><meta name="blitz" content="mu-cc36119f-f4dca522-3261b206-4b3bbd3f"/><meta name="title" content="BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams"/><meta name="description" content="Since Hurricane Harvey has destroyed homes and separated families, scammers have directed their attention to using the natural disaster to create fraudulent relief campaigns.The Better Business Bureau says the best way to make sure the organizations you ar"/><meta itemprop="name" content="KBAK"/><meta itemprop="description" content="Since Hurricane Harvey has destroyed homes and separated families, scammers have directed their attention to using the natural disaster to create fraudulent relief campaigns.The Better Business Bureau says the best way to make sure the organizations you ar"/><meta itemprop="image" content="http://static-23.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg"/><meta name="keywords" content="helping Harvey victims,harvey scams,Better Business Bureau"/><meta name="author" content="Reyna Harvey, Eyewitness News"/><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"/><meta name="twitter:site" content="http://twitter.com/bakersfieldnow"/><meta property="twitter:title" content="BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams"/><meta name="twitter:description" content="Since Hurricane Harvey has destroyed homes and separated families, scammers have directed their attention to using the natural disaster to create fraudulent relief campaigns.The Better Business Bureau says the best way to make sure the organizations you ar"/><meta name="twitter:image" content="http://static-23.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg"/><meta property="article:author" content="http://www.facebook.com/pages/eyewitness-news-bakersfieldnow/91093559934"/><meta property="article:publisher" content="http://www.facebook.com/pages/eyewitness-news-bakersfieldnow/91093559934"/><meta property="fb:app_id" content="1500919440206773"/><meta property="fb:pages" content="91093559934"/><meta property="og:title" content="BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams"/><meta property="og:type" content="article"/><meta property="og:site_name" content="KBAK"/><meta property="og:url" content="http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams"/><meta property="og:image" content="http://static-23.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg"/><meta property="og:description" content="Since Hurricane Harvey has destroyed homes and separated families, scammers have directed their attention to using the natural disaster to create fraudulent relief campaigns.The Better Business Bureau says the best way to make sure the organizations you ar"/><meta property="og:locale" content="en_US"/><meta name="article:published_time" content="2017-08-31T23:36:10+00:00"/><link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="//static-36.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/kbak/images/logos/favicon.ico"/><!--THIS IS THE COMPILED VERSION OF THE VENDOR CSS--><!--link(rel="stylesheet", type="text/css", href="//static-18.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/bakersfieldnow/compiled_css/vendor.css")--><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="//static-24.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/core/shared/bootstrap/stylesheets/bootstrap_all.css"/><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="//static-26.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/bakersfieldnow/compiled_css/compiled.css"/><!--[if lte IE 9]><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="//static-26.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/bakersfieldnow/compiled_css/compiled_0.css"/><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="//static-27.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/bakersfieldnow/compiled_css/compiled_1.css"/><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="//static-28.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/bakersfieldnow/compiled_css/compiled_2.css"/><![endif]--><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="//static-29.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/common/fonts/ionicons/css/ionicons.min.css"/><script>sinclairDigital = {
    jwplayerUrl: '//videobase.sinclairstoryline.com/jwplayer7/jwplayer.js',
    liveNews: '//videobase.sinclairstoryline.com/SinclairLiveNews.js',
    liveVideoStatusUrl: '//livevideostatus.sinclairstoryline.com',
    ga:['UA-9711042-6','UA-61722140-1'],
    isMobile: '',
    callLetters: 'KBAK',
    adBlockCheck: 'true',
    siteRelative : '//static-10.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/bakersfieldnow',
    core:'//static-10.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/core',
    section:'bakersfieldnow.com/news/local'||'',
    //pageTitle: 'BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams',
    storyUUID: '068875c0-9b94-4775-b885-fd5acaf6c06c',
    social: {
        accounts: {
            'general' : {
                'url' : 'bakersfieldnow.com',
                'city' : 'Bakersfield',
                'name' : 'KBAK'
            },
            'facebook': {
                'url': 'http://www.facebook.com/pages/eyewitness-news-bakersfieldnow/91093559934',
                'app': '1500919440206773'
            },
            'twitter': {
                'url': 'http://twitter.com/bakersfieldnow',
                'app': '735838873692033024'
            },
            'instagram' : { 'url' : 'https://instagram.com/bakersfieldnow/' },
            'pinterest' : { 'url' : '' },
            'google' : {
                'url' : '',
                'app' : ''
            },
            'youtube' : { 'url' : 'https://www.youtube.com/user/bakersfieldnow' }
        }
    }
};</script><script src="//static-37.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/core/shared/core2.min.js"></script><script>sinclairDigitalAnalytics = {};
sinclairDigitalAnalytics.customDimensions = {};
var adsBlocked = true;
</script><script src="//static-17.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/core/shared/ads.js"></script><script>function extractDomainFromUrl(fullUrl) {
    if (typeof fullUrl === 'string' && fullUrl != '') {
        var domainString = '';
        try {
            if (fullUrl.indexOf('://') >-1) {
                fullUrl = fullUrl.split('://')[1];
            }
            fullUrl = fullUrl.split('/')[0];
            var domainArray = fullUrl.split('.');
            var domainPosition = domainArray.length - 2;
            var domainString = domainArray[domainPosition].toLowerCase();
        } catch(excp) {
        }
        return domainString;
    } else {
        return '';
    }
}

sinclairDigital.ast = sinclairDigital.ast || {};
sinclairDigital.ast.referrerDomain = extractDomainFromUrl(document.referrer);

if (sinclairDigital.ast.referrerDomain === extractDomainFromUrl(document.location.href)) {
    sinclairDigital.ast.referrerDomain = 'null'; // referral from self = 'null'
}

if (sinclairDigital.ast.referrerDomain === '') {
    sinclairDigital.ast.referrerDomain = 'false'; // unknown referrer = 'false'
}
</script><script>var zone = '/4756/KBAK/Web/news/local';
        var googletag = googletag || {};
        googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];
        (function() { 
            window.advBidxc = window.advBidxc ||{};
            window.advBidxc.renderAd = function(){};
            window.advBidxc.startTime = new Date().getTime();
            window.advBidxc.timeout = 400;
            window.advBidxc.version = 4.1;
            window.advBidxc.section = "Local";
            window.advBidxc.customerId = "8CUYJO3X8";
            window.advBidxc.domain = window.location.hostname;
            function loadScript(tagSrc){
                if(tagSrc.substr(0,4) !== 'http'){
                    varisSSL = 'https:'==document.location.protocol;
                    tagSrc = (isSSL ?'https:':'http:') + tagSrc;
                }
                var scriptTag = document.createElement('script'),
                    placeTag = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];
                scriptTag.type = 'text/javascript';
                scriptTag.async = true;
                scriptTag.src = tagSrc;
                placeTag.parentNode.insertBefore(scriptTag,placeTag);
            }
            function loadGPT(){
                if(!window.advBidxc.isAdServerLoaded){
                    loadScript('//www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js');
                    window.advBidxc.isAdServerLoaded = true;
                }
            }
            window.advBidxc.loadGPT = setTimeout(loadGPT, window.advBidxc.timeout);
            var isSSL = 'https:' == document.location.protocol;
            var mnSrc = (isSSL ? 'https:' : 'http:') + '//contextual.media.net/bidexchange.js?cid=' + window.advBidxc.customerId + '&dn=' + window.advBidxc.domain + '&version=' + window.advBidxc.version + (isSSL ? '&https=1' : '');
            loadScript(mnSrc);
        })();
        var _ww = window.innerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth;
        var ww = _ww<728 ? 728:_ww<970 ? 970:_ww;
        googletag.cmd.push(function() {
            ddb_1x1_desktop = googletag.defineSlot(zone, [1,1], 'ddb_1x1_desktop').addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(false);
            ddb_728x90_pos_1_desktop = googletag.defineSlot(zone, [728,90], 'ddb_728x90_pos_1_desktop').setTargeting('pos','1').addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(false);
            ddb_728x90_pos_2_desktop = googletag.defineSlot(zone, [728,90], 'ddb_728x90_pos_2_desktop').setTargeting('pos','2').addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(false);
            ddb_300x250_pos_1_desktop = googletag.defineSlot(zone, [[300,250],[300,600]], 'ddb_300x250_pos_1_desktop').setTargeting('pos','1').addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(false);
            ddb_300x250_pos_2_desktop = googletag.defineSlot(zone, [300,250], 'ddb_300x250_pos_2_desktop').setTargeting('pos','2').addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(false);
            googletag.pubads().setTargeting('video','true').setTargeting('ksg', Krux.segments).setTargeting('kuid', Krux.user).setTargeting('IS','false').setTargeting("kw",["helping Harvey victims","harvey scams","Better Business Bureau"]).setTargeting('path','/news/local').setTargeting('slug','bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams').setTargeting('Ref_ID', sinclairDigital.ast.referrerDomain).setTargeting('page','story');
            googletag.companionAds().setRefreshUnfilledSlots(true);
            googletag.pubads().enableVideoAds();
            googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad();
            googletag.enableServices();
        });
         adKeywords =["helping Harvey victims","harvey scams","Better Business Bureau"];
adStorySlug ='bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams' ;
dfpPageType ='story' ;
</script><script>!function(a9,a,p,s,t,A,g){
if(a[a9])return;
function q(c,r){
a[a9]._Q.push([c,r])
}
a[a9]={
init:function(){
q('i',arguments)
},
fetchBids:function(){
q('f',arguments)
},
setDisplayBids:function(){},
_Q:[]
};
A=p.createElement(s);
A.async=!0;
A.src=t;
g=p.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
g.parentNode.insertBefore(A,g)
}('apstag',window,document,'script','//c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js');
apstag.init({ pubID: '3555', adServer: 'googletag' });
apstag.fetchBids({
slots: [
{
slotID: 'ddb_1x1_desktop',
sizes: [[1,1]]
},{
slotID: 'ddb_728x90_pos_1_desktop',
sizes: [[728,90]]
},{
slotID: 'ddb_728x90_pos_2_desktop',
sizes: [[728,90]]
},{
slotID: 'ddb_300x250_pos_1_desktop',
sizes: [[300,250],[300,600]]
},{
slotID: 'ddb_300x250_pos_2_desktop',
sizes: [[300,250]]
}],
timeout: 2e3
}, function(bids) {
     googletag.cmd.push(function(){
         apstag.setDisplayBids();
     });
});
</script><script>(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
})(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');

ga('create', 'UA-9711042-6', 'auto');
ga('require', 'linkid');

ga('provide', 'getGcid', function(tracker) {
    sinclairDigitalAnalytics.customDimensions.dimension3 = "" + tracker.get('clientId');
});

// Ad Block detection code per ticket AST-440
ga('provide', 'adblockTracker', function(tracker) {
    // If we have already detected an ad blocker, then short-circuit
    if (adsBlocked) {
        sinclairDigitalAnalytics.customDimensions.dimension4 = "true";
        return;
    }
    var ad = document.createElement('ins');
    ad.className = 'AdSense';
    ad.style.display = 'block';
    ad.style.position = 'absolute';
    ad.style.top = '-1px';
    ad.style.height = '1px';
    document.body.appendChild(ad);
    adsBlocked = ad.clientHeight >0 ? adsBlocked : true; // If height < 1 then we assume a blocker
    document.body.removeChild(ad);
    sinclairDigitalAnalytics.customDimensions.dimension4 = adsBlocked ? "true" : "false"; // GA requires a string value
});
ga('require', 'getGcid');
ga('require', 'adblockTracker');

ga('send', 'pageview', sinclairDigitalAnalytics.customDimensions);
</script><noscript><iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-P845TH" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript><script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){
    w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});
    var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],
        j=d.createElement(s),
        dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;
    j.src='//www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);
})(window,document,'script','dataLayerZypMedia','GTM-P845TH');</script><script>var __nspid="1xy4sn3";
var __nsptags=[];
(function(w, d) { var x = function()
    { var j=d.createElement("script");j.type="text/javascript";j.async=true; j.src="http"+("https:"===d.location.protocol?"s://cs":"://c")+".ns1p.net/p.js?a="+__nspid; d.body.appendChild(j); }
    if(w.addEventListener)
        { w.addEventListener("load", x, false); }
    else if(w.attachEvent)
        { w.attachEvent("onload", x); }
    else
        { w.onload = x; }
}(window, document));</script><script data-id="rizc3lhmk" data-timing="async" data-version="3.0" type="text/javascript" class="kxct">window.Krux || ((Krux = function (){Krux.q.push(arguments)}).q = []);
(function() {
    var k=document.createElement('script');
    k.type='text/javascript';
    k.async=true;
    k.src=(location.protocol==='https:'?'https:':'http:')+'//cdn.krxd.net/controltag/rizc3lhmk.js';
    var s=document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(k,s);
}());</script><script data-namespace="sinclair" type="text/javascript" class="kxint">window.Krux||((Krux=function(){Krux.q.push(arguments);}).q=[]);
(function(){
  function retrieve(n){
    var k= 'kx'+'sinclair_'+n, ls=(function(){
      try {
        return window.localStorage;
      } catch(e) {
        return null;
      }
    })();
    if (ls) {
        return ls[k] || '';
    } else if (navigator.cookieEnabled) {
        var m = document.cookie.match(k+'=([^;]*)');
        return (m && unescape(m[1])) || '';
    } else {
        return '';
    }
  }
  Krux.user = retrieve('user');
  Krux.segments = retrieve('segs') ? retrieve('segs').split(',') : [];
})();</script><!-- Note: Requires JavaScript ControlTag to be deployed on the page--><!-- BEGIN Krux AJAX ControlTag for "Sinclair Broadcast Group"--><script>Krux('ns:sinclair', 'page:load', function(err) { }, {pageView: true});</script><!-- END Krux AJAX ControlTag--><!-- Pingdom RUM--><script id="entry-template" type="text/x-handlebars-template"><div id="console"><div><ul role="tablist" class="sd-console-nav sd-console-nav-tabs"><li role="presentation" class="active console-container"><a href="#console-container" aria-controls="console" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">Console</a></li><li role="presentation"><a href="#console-video" aria-controls="video" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">Video ADS</a></li><li role="presentation"><a href="#presentation" aria-controls="presentation" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">Presentation</a></li><li role="presentation"><a href="#info" aria-controls="info" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">General Info</a></li><li role="presentation"><a href="#cdn" aria-controls="cdn" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">CDN</a></li><li role="presentation"><a href="#ads" aria-controls="ads" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">ADS</a></li><li role="presentation"><a href="#components" aria-controls="components" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">Components</a></li><!-- Tab panes--></ul><div class="tab-content"><div id="console-container" role="tabpanel" class="console-container tab-pane active"></div><div id="console-video" role="tabpanel" class="console-video tab-pane"><table class="table table-bordered"></table></div><div id="presentation" role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane"><table class="table table-bordered"><tr><td class="table-title">Presentation Name:</td><td>Story Infinite Scroll v3 (common)</td></tr><tr><td class="table-title">Presentation ID:</td><td>story-infinite_scroll_v3</td></tr></table></div><div id="info" role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane has-menu"><div class="menu-bar "><table class="table"><tr><td><input class="content-trigger" data-id="environment" id="environment-check" type="checkbox" name="environment-check" checked=true>&nbsp;Environment
                            </td><td><input class="content-trigger" data-id="site" id="site-check" type="checkbox" name="site-check" checked=true>&nbsp;Site
                            </td><td><input class="content-trigger" data-id="social" id="social-check" type="checkbox" name="social-check" checked=true>&nbsp;Social
                            </td><td><input class="content-trigger" data-id="story" id="story-check" type="checkbox" name="story-check" checked=true>&nbsp;Story
                            </td><td></td><td></td></tr></table></div><table class="table table-bordered"><tr class="site warning"><td class="table-title">Site Name:</td><td>KBAK</td></tr><tr class="site warning"><td class="table-title">Call Letters:</td><td>KBAK</td></tr><tr class="site warning"><td class="table-title">Google Analytics:</td><td>UA-9711042-6</td></tr><tr class="site warning"><td class="table-title">Site Uuid:</td><td>33305ad9-5589-4128-b89c-412053be9b8a</td></tr><tr class="story success"><td class="table-title">Story Uuid:</td><td>068875c0-9b94-4775-b885-fd5acaf6c06c</td></tr><tr class="story success"><td class="table-title">Story Link:</td><td id="story-link">/#story/068875c0-9b94-4775-b885-fd5acaf6c06c</td></tr><tr class="story success"><td class="table-title">Network:</td><td>CBS</td></tr><tr class="story success"><td class="table-title">Channel:</td><td>29</td></tr><tr class="social info"><td class="table-title">facebookAppId</td><td>1500919440206773</td></tr><tr class="social info"><td class="table-title">googlePlusUrl</td><td></td></tr><tr class="social info"><td class="table-title">instagramFeedUrl</td><td>https://instagram.com/bakersfieldnow/</td></tr><tr class="social info"><td class="table-title">pinterestUrl</td><td></td></tr><tr class="social info"><td class="table-title">facebookUrl</td><td>http://www.facebook.com/pages/eyewitness-news-bakersfieldnow/91093559934</td></tr><tr class="social info"><td class="table-title">fbPages</td><td>91093559934</td></tr><tr class="social info"><td class="table-title">livestreamFacebookAppId</td><td>156854331444788</td></tr><tr class="social info"><td class="table-title">youtubeChannelUrl</td><td>https://www.youtube.com/user/bakersfieldnow</td></tr><tr class="social info"><td class="table-title">fbRecirculationId</td><td>1363901910291509_1766071286741234</td></tr><tr class="social info"><td class="table-title">twitterAppId</td><td>735838873692033024</td></tr><tr class="social info"><td class="table-title">twitterUrl</td><td>http://twitter.com/bakersfieldnow</td></tr><tr class="social info"><td class="table-title">googlePlusAppId</td><td></td></tr><tr class="social info"><td class="table-title">twitterId</td><td>http://twitter.com/bakersfieldnow</td></tr><tr class="environment active"><td class="table-title">buildNumber</td><td>000066</td></tr><tr class="environment active"><td class="table-title">microServiceVersion</td><td>2.20</td></tr><tr class="environment active"><td class="table-title">version</td><td>2018-02-15T00-31Z</td></tr><tr class="environment active"><td class="table-title">authorMode</td><td></td></tr><tr class="environment active"><td class="table-title">backendEnvironment</td><td>Prod</td></tr><tr class="environment active"><td class="table-title">audienceEnvironment</td><td>Prod</td></tr><tr class="environment active"><td class="table-title">featureFlagEnvironment</td><td>Prod</td></tr><tr class="environment active"><td class="table-title">environment</td><td>Prod</td></tr><tr class="environment active"><td class="table-title">envGroup</td><td>Prod</td></tr><tr class="environment active"><td class="table-title">cdnAtPrefix</td><td>/resources</td></tr><tr class="environment active"><td class="table-title">componentAssetPrefix</td><td>//static-10.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z</td></tr><tr class="environment active"><td class="table-title">siteRelative</td><td>//static-10.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/bakersfieldnow</td></tr><tr class="environment active"><td class="table-title">activeComponents</td><td>Array</td></tr><tr class="environment active"><td class="table-title">resourceMap</td><td>Array</td></tr></table></div><div id="cdn" role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane">...</div><div id="ads" role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane"><table class="table table-bordered"><tr><td class="table-title">Network ID:</td><td>4756</td></tr><tr><td class="table-title">Ad Unit ID:</td><td>KBAK</td></tr><tr><td class="table-title">Ad Zone:</td><td>news/local</td></tr><tr><td class="table-title">Story Slug:</td><td>bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams</td></tr><tr><td class="table-title">Referrer (Ref_ID):</td><td id="ref-id-value"></td></tr></table></div><div id="components" role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane"><p><b>Component Version: </b>2018-02-15T00-31Z</p></div></div></div><div id="console-actions"><table class="action-table"><tr><td class="table-title"><input id="label-components" type="checkbox" name="outlines">&nbsp;Label Components
                </td></tr></table><a href="#" id="console-close">&times;</a><ul role="tablist" class="sd-console-nav sd-console-nav-tabs"><li role="presentation" class="active" ><a href="#story-data" aria-controls="story-data" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">Story data</a></li><li role="presentation"><a href="#page-data" aria-controls="page-data" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">Page data</a></li><li role="presentation"><a href="#meta-data" aria-controls="meta-data" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">Metadata</a></li><!-- Tab panes--></ul><div class="tab-content"><div id="story-data" role="tabpanel" class="console-container tab-pane active"><pre class="prettyprint"><code id="story-data-code" class="prettyprint"></code></pre></div><div id="page-data" role="tabpanel" class="console-event tab-pane"><pre class="prettyprint"><code id="page-data-code" class="prettyprint"></code></pre></div><div id="meta-data" role="tabpanel" class="console-event tab-pane"><pre class="prettyprint"><code id="meta-data-code" class="prettyprint"></code></pre></div></div></div></div></script><script>sinclairDigital.krux = {"pageTitle":"BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams | KBAK","networkAffiliate":"CBS","city":"Bakersfield","state":"CA","zipcode":"93301","designatedMarketArea":"Bakersfield","section":"Local","adZone":"news\/local","headline":"BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams","pageKeywords":[{"uuid":"1458f15d-c78f-48a5-9bc9-4cd83508c84e","name":"helping Harvey victims","dimension":"Topic","removable":true,"weight":1,"userGenerated":true,"order":null},{"uuid":"2a5eb750-5fc3-45f0-8bfe-83bbc81eeac9","name":"harvey scams","dimension":"Topic","removable":true,"weight":1,"userGenerated":true,"order":null},{"uuid":"c49ce9b6-ff6b-48c6-9110-97cdb1a6fdaa","name":"Better Business Bureau","dimension":"Organization","removable":true,"weight":1,"userGenerated":false,"order":null}],"storyUuid":"068875c0-9b94-4775-b885-fd5acaf6c06c","callLetters":"KBAK"};
sinclairDigital.storyData = {"uuid":"068875c0-9b94-4775-b885-fd5acaf6c06c","version":25,"headline":"BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams","summary":"Since Hurricane Harvey has destroyed homes and separated families, scammers have directed their attention to using the natural disaster to create fraudulent relief campaigns.The Better Business Bureau says the best way to make sure the organizations you ar","status":"published","versionStatus":"published","primaryTarget":{"site":{"uuid":"33305ad9-5589-4128-b89c-412053be9b8a","created":1438036667000,"version":1,"name":"KBAK","imageUrl":"\/resources\/media\/b8333c56-a3a1-465c-5286-3594944c8f65-kbakstorylinelogo.png?1445447237939","url":"bakersfieldnow.com","stagingUrl":"bakersfieldnow.sinclairstoryline.com","callLetters":"KBAK","status":"published","city":"Bakersfield","state":"CA","zipcode":"93301","weatherZipCodes":null,"timezone":"PDT","includedSources":[{"name":"KBAK","locked":false},{"name":"News","locked":false},{"name":"CBS","locked":false}],"excludedSources":[{"name":"Bakersfield","locked":false}],"savedDate":null,"scheduledDate":null,"expiresDate":null,"publishAuthorizationDate":null,"unpublishAuthorizationDate":null,"siteSlug":"bakersfieldnow","siteType":null,"brandUuid":"7c8dce5a-9b5a-486f-8658-3b838d5920ca","brandName":"KBAK","channel":"29","network":"CBS","brandColorOne":"#561d5","brandColorTwo":"#0876aa","backgroundColorOne":"#ffffff","backgroundColorTwo":"#ebebeb","textColorOne":"#ffffff","textColorTwo":"#ffffff","textColorThree":"#333333","textColorFour":"#56a1d5","headerLogoImageUrl":"\/resources\/assets\/kbak\/images\/logos\/kbak-header-logo.png","footerLogoImageUrl":"\/resources\/assets\/kbak\/images\/logos\/kbak-footer-logo.png","galleryLogoImageUrl":"\/resources\/assets\/kbak\/images\/logos\/kbak-gallery-logo.png","faviconImageUrl":"\/resources\/assets\/kbak\/images\/logos\/favicon.ico","weatherImageOneUrl":"http:\/\/sinclairresources.s3.amazonaws.com\/assets\/common\/kutv-weather-hero-day.jpg","weatherImageTwoUrl":"http:\/\/sinclairresources.s3.amazonaws.com\/assets\/common\/kutv-weather-hero-day.jpg","fontUrl":null,"designatedMarketArea":"Bakersfield","dfpNetworkId":"4756","dfpAdUnitId":"KBAK","googleAnalyticsId":"UA-9711042-6","general":{"footerText":"KBAK CBS 29 and KBFX Fox58 are the news leaders for Bakersfield, California and serves surrounding communities including Oildale, Lamont, Shafter, Wasco, Buttonwillow, Maricopa, Tehachapi, Arvin, California City, Delano, McFarland, Ridgecrest and Taft."},"theme":null,"integration":{"androidWeatherApp":"","iOSWeatherApp":"","iOSStationApp":"","androidStationApp":"","epgProviders":"[{\"providerName\":\"gracenote\",\"providerConfig\":{\"stationId\":\"10340\"}}]","androidMorningApp":"","iOSMorningApp":"","iOSWatchLiveApp":"","androidWatchLiveApp":""},"sources":null,"social":{"facebookAppId":"1500919440206773","googlePlusUrl":"","instagramFeedUrl":"https:\/\/instagram.com\/bakersfieldnow\/","pinterestUrl":"","facebookUrl":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/eyewitness-news-bakersfieldnow\/91093559934","fbPages":"91093559934","livestreamFacebookAppId":"156854331444788","youtubeChannelUrl":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/bakersfieldnow","fbRecirculationId":"1363901910291509_1766071286741234","twitterAppId":"735838873692033024","twitterUrl":"http:\/\/twitter.com\/bakersfieldnow","googlePlusAppId":""},"packageTypes":["ALERT","AUDIO","BIOGRAPHY","GALLERY","STORY","VIDEO","WEATHER"],"affiliate":null},"sections":[{"uuid":"07fbd0b7-bbae-46de-9b41-c7372ed52d0c","name":"Local","navigationPath":"\/news\/local","fullyQualifiedPath":"\/news\/local","subsections":null,"tags":null,"parentUuid":null,"leaf":null,"order":null,"locked":null}]},"publishedDateTime":1504247770000,"scheduledDateTime":null,"expiresDateTime":null,"terminatedDateTime":null,"savedDateTime":1504285441000,"publishAuthorizationDateTime":null,"unpublishAuthorizationDateTime":null,"publishedDateISO8601":"2017-09-01T10:04:01.000-07:00","scheduledDateISO8601":"2018-02-08T15:07:41.969-08:00","expiresDateISO8601":"2018-02-08T15:07:41.969-08:00","terminatedDateISO8601":"2018-02-08T15:07:41.969-08:00","savedDateTimeISO8601":"2017-09-01T10:04:01.000-07:00","publishedDateTimeLocal":1504222570000,"scheduledDateTimeLocal":null,"expiresDateTimeLocal":null,"terminatedDateTimeLocal":null,"savedDateTimeLocal":1504260241000,"validPackageTypes":["STORY","VIDEO"],"canonicalUrl":"\/bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams","canonicalUrlOverride":null,"pageTitle":"BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams","dateLine":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX)","byLine":"Reyna Harvey, Eyewitness News","suggestedPriority":null,"topStoryPriority":null,"images":[{"type":"Image","uuid":"b47b9d69-15e5-4393-a751-b435f79dc97f","title":"Harvey","created":1504285372000,"version":3,"caption":"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)","description":"AP17240827804486.jpg","externalId":"8a085410-cd4b-4df5-adcd-60ac6a5cf8df","versionSetUuid":"9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71","alt":"AP17240827804486.jpg","original":"false","metadata":"{\"ImageWidth\":5184,\"ImageHeight\":3456,\"BitsPerSample\":[8,8,8],\"PhotometricInterpretation\":2,\"ImageDescription\":\"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)      \",\"Make\":\"Canon\",\"Model\":\"Canon EOS-1D X\",\"Orientation\":1,\"SamplesPerPixel\":3,\"XResolution\":300,\"YResolution\":300,\"ResolutionUnit\":2,\"Software\":\"Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Macintosh)\",\"DateTime\":\"2017:08:28 17:54:49\",\"Artist\":\"David J. Phillip\",\"WhitePoint\":[0.313,0.329],\"PrimaryChromaticities\":[0.64,0.33,0.21,0.71,0.15,0.06],\"YCbCrCoefficients\":[0.299,0.587,0.114],\"YCbCrPositioning\":2,\"ExifIFDPointer\":648,\"GPSInfoIFDPointer\":1620,\"ExposureTime\":0.001,\"FNumber\":4,\"ExposureProgram\":\"Shutter priority\",\"ISOSpeedRatings\":2000,\"undefined\":2.2,\"ExifVersion\":\"0230\",\"DateTimeOriginal\":\"2017:08:28 17:45:40\",\"DateTimeDigitized\":\"2017:08:28 17:45:40\",\"ComponentsConfiguration\":\"YCbCr\",\"ShutterSpeedValue\":10,\"ApertureValue\":4,\"ExposureBias\":0,\"MaxApertureValue\":4,\"MeteringMode\":\"Pattern\",\"Flash\":\"Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode\",\"FocalLength\":350,\"UserComment\":[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],\"SubsecTime\":\"46\",\"SubsecTimeOriginal\":\"46\",\"SubsecTimeDigitized\":\"46\",\"FlashpixVersion\":\"0100\",\"ColorSpace\":65535,\"PixelXDimension\":2697,\"PixelYDimension\":2983,\"InteroperabilityIFDPointer\":1588,\"FocalPlaneXResolution\":3545.827633378933,\"FocalPlaneYResolution\":3526.530612244898,\"FocalPlaneResolutionUnit\":2,\"CustomRendered\":\"Normal process\",\"ExposureMode\":0,\"WhiteBalance\":\"Auto white balance\",\"SceneCaptureType\":\"Standard\",\"GPSVersionID\":\"2.3.0.0\",\"bylineTitle\":\"STF\",\"title\":\"Harvey\",\"dateCreated\":\"20170828\",\"caption\":\"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\",\"captionWriter\":\"DP\",\"byline\":\"David J. Phillip\",\"credit\":\"AP\",\"headline\":\"Flood evacuees\",\"copyright\":\"Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.\",\"category\":\"A\"}","orderNumber":2,"brandUuid":"33305ad9-5589-4128-b89c-412053be9b8a","originalUrl":"\/resources\/media\/8a085410-cd4b-4df5-adcd-60ac6a5cf8df-AP17240827804486.jpg","height":2983,"width":2697,"large16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","small16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","large36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","small36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","large1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","small1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","largeScaleUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-largeScale_AP17240827804486.jpg","smallScaleUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-smallScale_AP17240827804486.jpg","originalBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-originalBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","largeBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-largeBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","smallBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-smallBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","isGif":false,"jumbo16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-jumbo16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","jumbo36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-jumbo36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","large3x4Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large3x4_AP17240827804486.jpg"}],"videos":[{"type":"Video","uuid":"dc9d8f97-c8fd-4777-8b91-ab3f7b34c961","title":"Tropical Storm Harvey Better Business Bureau Scams","created":1504247902000,"version":4,"attributes":[{"uuid":null,"created":null,"name":"duration","value":"144.0","parent":null}],"externalId":"2e329b7f8c2d4b39857cb198ed9ac736","versionSetUuid":"d3948773-840b-4701-b31c-9bd242299b8d","alt":"KBFX","original":"false","orderNumber":1,"brandUuid":"33305ad9-5589-4128-b89c-412053be9b8a","thumbUrl":"https:\/\/stgec-ausc.uplynk.com\/80C078\/ausc\/slices\/2e3\/34d28c6069b34f1d96307c80809697d7\/2e329b7f8c2d4b39857cb198ed9ac736\/poster_2d606d5383d94c2ab3763107ba35aaa7.png","url":"https:\/\/content.uplynk.com\/2e329b7f8c2d4b39857cb198ed9ac736.m3u8?tc=1&exp=1518217661&rn=2121628305&ct=a&cid=2e329b7f8c2d4b39857cb198ed9ac736&sig=3ebfa38594ee50ed003e2f48be6a3417cfdab0941de3de504a29325c772898a9","mp4Url":"http:\/\/stgec-ausc.uplynk.com\/80C078\/ausc\/slices\/2e3\/34d28c6069b34f1d96307c80809697d7\/2e329b7f8c2d4b39857cb198ed9ac736\/2e329b7f8c2d4b39857cb198ed9ac736_g.mp4"}],"audios":[],"sinclairOwned":false,"sourceTag":null,"marketTag":null,"tags":[{"uuid":"1458f15d-c78f-48a5-9bc9-4cd83508c84e","name":"helping Harvey victims","dimension":"Topic","removable":true,"weight":1,"userGenerated":true,"order":null},{"uuid":"f7e5a76e-c248-41bc-96bd-6dae0a14a9fe","name":"News","dimension":"Franchise","removable":true,"weight":1,"userGenerated":false,"order":null},{"uuid":"784c4e0d-6e17-4a1a-84ec-23070e5757f5","name":"Local","dimension":"Franchise","removable":true,"weight":1,"userGenerated":false,"order":null},{"uuid":"c49ce9b6-ff6b-48c6-9110-97cdb1a6fdaa","name":"Better Business Bureau","dimension":"Organization","removable":true,"weight":1,"userGenerated":false,"order":null},{"uuid":"2a5eb750-5fc3-45f0-8bfe-83bbc81eeac9","name":"harvey scams","dimension":"Topic","removable":true,"weight":1,"userGenerated":true,"order":null}],"tagExcludes":null,"userTags":["helping Harvey victims","harvey scams"],"alerts":null,"heroImage":{"tags":[],"image":{"type":"Image","uuid":"b47b9d69-15e5-4393-a751-b435f79dc97f","title":"Harvey","created":1504285372000,"version":3,"attributes":[],"caption":"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)","description":"AP17240827804486.jpg","externalId":"8a085410-cd4b-4df5-adcd-60ac6a5cf8df","versionSetUuid":"9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71","alt":"AP17240827804486.jpg","original":"false","metadata":"{\"ImageWidth\":5184,\"ImageHeight\":3456,\"BitsPerSample\":[8,8,8],\"PhotometricInterpretation\":2,\"ImageDescription\":\"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)      \",\"Make\":\"Canon\",\"Model\":\"Canon EOS-1D X\",\"Orientation\":1,\"SamplesPerPixel\":3,\"XResolution\":300,\"YResolution\":300,\"ResolutionUnit\":2,\"Software\":\"Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Macintosh)\",\"DateTime\":\"2017:08:28 17:54:49\",\"Artist\":\"David J. Phillip\",\"WhitePoint\":[0.313,0.329],\"PrimaryChromaticities\":[0.64,0.33,0.21,0.71,0.15,0.06],\"YCbCrCoefficients\":[0.299,0.587,0.114],\"YCbCrPositioning\":2,\"ExifIFDPointer\":648,\"GPSInfoIFDPointer\":1620,\"ExposureTime\":0.001,\"FNumber\":4,\"ExposureProgram\":\"Shutter priority\",\"ISOSpeedRatings\":2000,\"undefined\":2.2,\"ExifVersion\":\"0230\",\"DateTimeOriginal\":\"2017:08:28 17:45:40\",\"DateTimeDigitized\":\"2017:08:28 17:45:40\",\"ComponentsConfiguration\":\"YCbCr\",\"ShutterSpeedValue\":10,\"ApertureValue\":4,\"ExposureBias\":0,\"MaxApertureValue\":4,\"MeteringMode\":\"Pattern\",\"Flash\":\"Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode\",\"FocalLength\":350,\"UserComment\":[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],\"SubsecTime\":\"46\",\"SubsecTimeOriginal\":\"46\",\"SubsecTimeDigitized\":\"46\",\"FlashpixVersion\":\"0100\",\"ColorSpace\":65535,\"PixelXDimension\":2697,\"PixelYDimension\":2983,\"InteroperabilityIFDPointer\":1588,\"FocalPlaneXResolution\":3545.827633378933,\"FocalPlaneYResolution\":3526.530612244898,\"FocalPlaneResolutionUnit\":2,\"CustomRendered\":\"Normal process\",\"ExposureMode\":0,\"WhiteBalance\":\"Auto white balance\",\"SceneCaptureType\":\"Standard\",\"GPSVersionID\":\"2.3.0.0\",\"bylineTitle\":\"STF\",\"title\":\"Harvey\",\"dateCreated\":\"20170828\",\"caption\":\"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\",\"captionWriter\":\"DP\",\"byline\":\"David J. Phillip\",\"credit\":\"AP\",\"headline\":\"Flood evacuees\",\"copyright\":\"Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.\",\"category\":\"A\"}","orderNumber":2,"brandUuid":"33305ad9-5589-4128-b89c-412053be9b8a","originalUrl":"\/resources\/media\/8a085410-cd4b-4df5-adcd-60ac6a5cf8df-AP17240827804486.jpg","height":2983,"width":2697,"large16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","small16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","large36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","small36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","large1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","small1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","largeScaleUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-largeScale_AP17240827804486.jpg","smallScaleUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-smallScale_AP17240827804486.jpg","originalBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-originalBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","largeBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-largeBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","smallBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-smallBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","isGif":false,"jumbo16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-jumbo16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","jumbo36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-jumbo36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","large3x4Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large3x4_AP17240827804486.jpg"}},"teaserImage":{"tags":[],"image":{"type":"Image","uuid":"b47b9d69-15e5-4393-a751-b435f79dc97f","title":"Harvey","created":1504285372000,"version":3,"attributes":[],"caption":"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)","description":"AP17240827804486.jpg","externalId":"8a085410-cd4b-4df5-adcd-60ac6a5cf8df","versionSetUuid":"9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71","alt":"AP17240827804486.jpg","original":"false","metadata":"{\"ImageWidth\":5184,\"ImageHeight\":3456,\"BitsPerSample\":[8,8,8],\"PhotometricInterpretation\":2,\"ImageDescription\":\"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)      \",\"Make\":\"Canon\",\"Model\":\"Canon EOS-1D X\",\"Orientation\":1,\"SamplesPerPixel\":3,\"XResolution\":300,\"YResolution\":300,\"ResolutionUnit\":2,\"Software\":\"Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Macintosh)\",\"DateTime\":\"2017:08:28 17:54:49\",\"Artist\":\"David J. Phillip\",\"WhitePoint\":[0.313,0.329],\"PrimaryChromaticities\":[0.64,0.33,0.21,0.71,0.15,0.06],\"YCbCrCoefficients\":[0.299,0.587,0.114],\"YCbCrPositioning\":2,\"ExifIFDPointer\":648,\"GPSInfoIFDPointer\":1620,\"ExposureTime\":0.001,\"FNumber\":4,\"ExposureProgram\":\"Shutter priority\",\"ISOSpeedRatings\":2000,\"undefined\":2.2,\"ExifVersion\":\"0230\",\"DateTimeOriginal\":\"2017:08:28 17:45:40\",\"DateTimeDigitized\":\"2017:08:28 17:45:40\",\"ComponentsConfiguration\":\"YCbCr\",\"ShutterSpeedValue\":10,\"ApertureValue\":4,\"ExposureBias\":0,\"MaxApertureValue\":4,\"MeteringMode\":\"Pattern\",\"Flash\":\"Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode\",\"FocalLength\":350,\"UserComment\":[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],\"SubsecTime\":\"46\",\"SubsecTimeOriginal\":\"46\",\"SubsecTimeDigitized\":\"46\",\"FlashpixVersion\":\"0100\",\"ColorSpace\":65535,\"PixelXDimension\":2697,\"PixelYDimension\":2983,\"InteroperabilityIFDPointer\":1588,\"FocalPlaneXResolution\":3545.827633378933,\"FocalPlaneYResolution\":3526.530612244898,\"FocalPlaneResolutionUnit\":2,\"CustomRendered\":\"Normal process\",\"ExposureMode\":0,\"WhiteBalance\":\"Auto white balance\",\"SceneCaptureType\":\"Standard\",\"GPSVersionID\":\"2.3.0.0\",\"bylineTitle\":\"STF\",\"title\":\"Harvey\",\"dateCreated\":\"20170828\",\"caption\":\"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\",\"captionWriter\":\"DP\",\"byline\":\"David J. Phillip\",\"credit\":\"AP\",\"headline\":\"Flood evacuees\",\"copyright\":\"Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.\",\"category\":\"A\"}","orderNumber":2,"brandUuid":"33305ad9-5589-4128-b89c-412053be9b8a","originalUrl":"\/resources\/media\/8a085410-cd4b-4df5-adcd-60ac6a5cf8df-AP17240827804486.jpg","height":2983,"width":2697,"large16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","small16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","large36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","small36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","large1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","small1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","largeScaleUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-largeScale_AP17240827804486.jpg","smallScaleUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-smallScale_AP17240827804486.jpg","originalBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-originalBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","largeBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-largeBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","smallBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-smallBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","isGif":false,"jumbo16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-jumbo16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","jumbo36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-jumbo36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","large3x4Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large3x4_AP17240827804486.jpg"}},"filter":null,"domainUrl":null,"sectionPath":null,"type":"story","galleryAllowed":false,"teaserPlacementModified":false,"leadStoryPlacementModified":false,"sponsored":false,"brandUuid":"33305ad9-5589-4128-b89c-412053be9b8a","locale":"en_US","storyHash":"e7e73284bc621e29efdf5da57a24c02d","syndication":null,"richText":"<p>Since Hurricane Harvey has destroyed homes and separated families, scammers have directed their attention to using the natural disaster to create fraudulent relief campaigns.{\/p}<p>The <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bbb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Better Business Bureau{\/a} says the best way to make sure the organizations you are donating money to are legitimate is by making sure the organization is registered.{\/p}<p>\"Predators will pop up, because they know people are giving. ... We want to do the right thing. It is  unfortunate, but these predators take advantage of that,\" said Better Business Bureau  manager Connie Alarcon.{\/p}<p>The Bureau warns against continuous scams in the weeks to follow.{\/p}<p>\"It's going to take months, its going to take years for these folks to get back on their feet. Until then, you are going to see a lot of those pop-up scams that originate from this that take advantage of these victims, and it is heartbreaking,\" said Alarcon.{\/p}<p>For more information on how you can check the legitimacy of a business, you can visit <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bbb.org\/en\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\">bbb.org{\/a}.{\/p}"};
sinclairDigital.pageData = {"data":{"tags":[]},"componentInstanceId":"component-head-v1-01","story":{"uuid":"068875c0-9b94-4775-b885-fd5acaf6c06c","version":25,"headline":"BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams","summary":"Since Hurricane Harvey has destroyed homes and separated families, scammers have directed their attention to using the natural disaster to create fraudulent relief campaigns.The Better Business Bureau says the best way to make sure the organizations you ar","status":"published","versionStatus":"published","primaryTarget":{"site":{"uuid":"33305ad9-5589-4128-b89c-412053be9b8a","created":1438036667000,"version":1,"name":"KBAK","imageUrl":"\/resources\/media\/b8333c56-a3a1-465c-5286-3594944c8f65-kbakstorylinelogo.png?1445447237939","url":"bakersfieldnow.com","stagingUrl":"bakersfieldnow.sinclairstoryline.com","callLetters":"KBAK","status":"published","city":"Bakersfield","state":"CA","zipcode":"93301","weatherZipCodes":null,"timezone":"PDT","includedSources":[{"name":"KBAK","locked":false},{"name":"News","locked":false},{"name":"CBS","locked":false}],"excludedSources":[{"name":"Bakersfield","locked":false}],"savedDate":null,"scheduledDate":null,"expiresDate":null,"publishAuthorizationDate":null,"unpublishAuthorizationDate":null,"siteSlug":"bakersfieldnow","siteType":null,"brandUuid":"7c8dce5a-9b5a-486f-8658-3b838d5920ca","brandName":"KBAK","channel":"29","network":"CBS","brandColorOne":"#561d5","brandColorTwo":"#0876aa","backgroundColorOne":"#ffffff","backgroundColorTwo":"#ebebeb","textColorOne":"#ffffff","textColorTwo":"#ffffff","textColorThree":"#333333","textColorFour":"#56a1d5","headerLogoImageUrl":"\/resources\/assets\/kbak\/images\/logos\/kbak-header-logo.png","footerLogoImageUrl":"\/resources\/assets\/kbak\/images\/logos\/kbak-footer-logo.png","galleryLogoImageUrl":"\/resources\/assets\/kbak\/images\/logos\/kbak-gallery-logo.png","faviconImageUrl":"\/resources\/assets\/kbak\/images\/logos\/favicon.ico","weatherImageOneUrl":"http:\/\/sinclairresources.s3.amazonaws.com\/assets\/common\/kutv-weather-hero-day.jpg","weatherImageTwoUrl":"http:\/\/sinclairresources.s3.amazonaws.com\/assets\/common\/kutv-weather-hero-day.jpg","fontUrl":null,"designatedMarketArea":"Bakersfield","dfpNetworkId":"4756","dfpAdUnitId":"KBAK","googleAnalyticsId":"UA-9711042-6","general":{"footerText":"KBAK CBS 29 and KBFX Fox58 are the news leaders for Bakersfield, California and serves surrounding communities including Oildale, Lamont, Shafter, Wasco, Buttonwillow, Maricopa, Tehachapi, Arvin, California City, Delano, McFarland, Ridgecrest and Taft."},"theme":null,"integration":{"androidWeatherApp":"","iOSWeatherApp":"","iOSStationApp":"","androidStationApp":"","epgProviders":"[{\"providerName\":\"gracenote\",\"providerConfig\":{\"stationId\":\"10340\"}}]","androidMorningApp":"","iOSMorningApp":"","iOSWatchLiveApp":"","androidWatchLiveApp":""},"sources":null,"social":{"facebookAppId":"1500919440206773","googlePlusUrl":"","instagramFeedUrl":"https:\/\/instagram.com\/bakersfieldnow\/","pinterestUrl":"","facebookUrl":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/eyewitness-news-bakersfieldnow\/91093559934","fbPages":"91093559934","livestreamFacebookAppId":"156854331444788","youtubeChannelUrl":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/bakersfieldnow","fbRecirculationId":"1363901910291509_1766071286741234","twitterAppId":"735838873692033024","twitterUrl":"http:\/\/twitter.com\/bakersfieldnow","googlePlusAppId":""},"packageTypes":["ALERT","AUDIO","BIOGRAPHY","GALLERY","STORY","VIDEO","WEATHER"],"affiliate":null},"sections":[{"uuid":"07fbd0b7-bbae-46de-9b41-c7372ed52d0c","name":"Local","navigationPath":"\/news\/local","fullyQualifiedPath":"\/news\/local","subsections":null,"tags":null,"parentUuid":null,"leaf":null,"order":null,"locked":null}]},"publishedDateTime":1504247770000,"scheduledDateTime":null,"expiresDateTime":null,"terminatedDateTime":null,"savedDateTime":1504285441000,"publishAuthorizationDateTime":null,"unpublishAuthorizationDateTime":null,"publishedDateISO8601":"2017-09-01T10:04:01.000-07:00","scheduledDateISO8601":"2018-02-08T15:07:41.969-08:00","expiresDateISO8601":"2018-02-08T15:07:41.969-08:00","terminatedDateISO8601":"2018-02-08T15:07:41.969-08:00","savedDateTimeISO8601":"2017-09-01T10:04:01.000-07:00","publishedDateTimeLocal":1504222570000,"scheduledDateTimeLocal":null,"expiresDateTimeLocal":null,"terminatedDateTimeLocal":null,"savedDateTimeLocal":1504260241000,"validPackageTypes":["STORY","VIDEO"],"canonicalUrl":"\/bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams","canonicalUrlOverride":null,"pageTitle":"BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams","dateLine":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX)","byLine":"Reyna Harvey, Eyewitness News","suggestedPriority":null,"topStoryPriority":null,"images":[{"type":"Image","uuid":"b47b9d69-15e5-4393-a751-b435f79dc97f","title":"Harvey","created":1504285372000,"version":3,"caption":"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)","description":"AP17240827804486.jpg","externalId":"8a085410-cd4b-4df5-adcd-60ac6a5cf8df","versionSetUuid":"9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71","alt":"AP17240827804486.jpg","original":"false","metadata":"{\"ImageWidth\":5184,\"ImageHeight\":3456,\"BitsPerSample\":[8,8,8],\"PhotometricInterpretation\":2,\"ImageDescription\":\"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)      \",\"Make\":\"Canon\",\"Model\":\"Canon EOS-1D X\",\"Orientation\":1,\"SamplesPerPixel\":3,\"XResolution\":300,\"YResolution\":300,\"ResolutionUnit\":2,\"Software\":\"Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Macintosh)\",\"DateTime\":\"2017:08:28 17:54:49\",\"Artist\":\"David J. Phillip\",\"WhitePoint\":[0.313,0.329],\"PrimaryChromaticities\":[0.64,0.33,0.21,0.71,0.15,0.06],\"YCbCrCoefficients\":[0.299,0.587,0.114],\"YCbCrPositioning\":2,\"ExifIFDPointer\":648,\"GPSInfoIFDPointer\":1620,\"ExposureTime\":0.001,\"FNumber\":4,\"ExposureProgram\":\"Shutter priority\",\"ISOSpeedRatings\":2000,\"undefined\":2.2,\"ExifVersion\":\"0230\",\"DateTimeOriginal\":\"2017:08:28 17:45:40\",\"DateTimeDigitized\":\"2017:08:28 17:45:40\",\"ComponentsConfiguration\":\"YCbCr\",\"ShutterSpeedValue\":10,\"ApertureValue\":4,\"ExposureBias\":0,\"MaxApertureValue\":4,\"MeteringMode\":\"Pattern\",\"Flash\":\"Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode\",\"FocalLength\":350,\"UserComment\":[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],\"SubsecTime\":\"46\",\"SubsecTimeOriginal\":\"46\",\"SubsecTimeDigitized\":\"46\",\"FlashpixVersion\":\"0100\",\"ColorSpace\":65535,\"PixelXDimension\":2697,\"PixelYDimension\":2983,\"InteroperabilityIFDPointer\":1588,\"FocalPlaneXResolution\":3545.827633378933,\"FocalPlaneYResolution\":3526.530612244898,\"FocalPlaneResolutionUnit\":2,\"CustomRendered\":\"Normal process\",\"ExposureMode\":0,\"WhiteBalance\":\"Auto white balance\",\"SceneCaptureType\":\"Standard\",\"GPSVersionID\":\"2.3.0.0\",\"bylineTitle\":\"STF\",\"title\":\"Harvey\",\"dateCreated\":\"20170828\",\"caption\":\"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\",\"captionWriter\":\"DP\",\"byline\":\"David J. Phillip\",\"credit\":\"AP\",\"headline\":\"Flood evacuees\",\"copyright\":\"Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.\",\"category\":\"A\"}","orderNumber":2,"brandUuid":"33305ad9-5589-4128-b89c-412053be9b8a","originalUrl":"\/resources\/media\/8a085410-cd4b-4df5-adcd-60ac6a5cf8df-AP17240827804486.jpg","height":2983,"width":2697,"large16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","small16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","large36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","small36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","large1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","small1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","largeScaleUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-largeScale_AP17240827804486.jpg","smallScaleUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-smallScale_AP17240827804486.jpg","originalBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-originalBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","largeBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-largeBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","smallBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-smallBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","isGif":false,"jumbo16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-jumbo16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","jumbo36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-jumbo36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","large3x4Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large3x4_AP17240827804486.jpg"}],"videos":[{"type":"Video","uuid":"dc9d8f97-c8fd-4777-8b91-ab3f7b34c961","title":"Tropical Storm Harvey Better Business Bureau Scams","created":1504247902000,"version":4,"attributes":[{"uuid":null,"created":null,"name":"duration","value":"144.0","parent":null}],"externalId":"2e329b7f8c2d4b39857cb198ed9ac736","versionSetUuid":"d3948773-840b-4701-b31c-9bd242299b8d","alt":"KBFX","original":"false","orderNumber":1,"brandUuid":"33305ad9-5589-4128-b89c-412053be9b8a","thumbUrl":"https:\/\/stgec-ausc.uplynk.com\/80C078\/ausc\/slices\/2e3\/34d28c6069b34f1d96307c80809697d7\/2e329b7f8c2d4b39857cb198ed9ac736\/poster_2d606d5383d94c2ab3763107ba35aaa7.png","url":"https:\/\/content.uplynk.com\/2e329b7f8c2d4b39857cb198ed9ac736.m3u8?tc=1&exp=1518217661&rn=2121628305&ct=a&cid=2e329b7f8c2d4b39857cb198ed9ac736&sig=3ebfa38594ee50ed003e2f48be6a3417cfdab0941de3de504a29325c772898a9","mp4Url":"http:\/\/stgec-ausc.uplynk.com\/80C078\/ausc\/slices\/2e3\/34d28c6069b34f1d96307c80809697d7\/2e329b7f8c2d4b39857cb198ed9ac736\/2e329b7f8c2d4b39857cb198ed9ac736_g.mp4"}],"audios":[],"sinclairOwned":false,"sourceTag":null,"marketTag":null,"tags":[{"uuid":"1458f15d-c78f-48a5-9bc9-4cd83508c84e","name":"helping Harvey victims","dimension":"Topic","removable":true,"weight":1,"userGenerated":true,"order":null},{"uuid":"f7e5a76e-c248-41bc-96bd-6dae0a14a9fe","name":"News","dimension":"Franchise","removable":true,"weight":1,"userGenerated":false,"order":null},{"uuid":"784c4e0d-6e17-4a1a-84ec-23070e5757f5","name":"Local","dimension":"Franchise","removable":true,"weight":1,"userGenerated":false,"order":null},{"uuid":"c49ce9b6-ff6b-48c6-9110-97cdb1a6fdaa","name":"Better Business Bureau","dimension":"Organization","removable":true,"weight":1,"userGenerated":false,"order":null},{"uuid":"2a5eb750-5fc3-45f0-8bfe-83bbc81eeac9","name":"harvey scams","dimension":"Topic","removable":true,"weight":1,"userGenerated":true,"order":null}],"tagExcludes":null,"userTags":["helping Harvey victims","harvey scams"],"alerts":null,"heroImage":{"tags":[],"image":{"type":"Image","uuid":"b47b9d69-15e5-4393-a751-b435f79dc97f","title":"Harvey","created":1504285372000,"version":3,"attributes":[],"caption":"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)","description":"AP17240827804486.jpg","externalId":"8a085410-cd4b-4df5-adcd-60ac6a5cf8df","versionSetUuid":"9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71","alt":"AP17240827804486.jpg","original":"false","metadata":"{\"ImageWidth\":5184,\"ImageHeight\":3456,\"BitsPerSample\":[8,8,8],\"PhotometricInterpretation\":2,\"ImageDescription\":\"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)      \",\"Make\":\"Canon\",\"Model\":\"Canon EOS-1D X\",\"Orientation\":1,\"SamplesPerPixel\":3,\"XResolution\":300,\"YResolution\":300,\"ResolutionUnit\":2,\"Software\":\"Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Macintosh)\",\"DateTime\":\"2017:08:28 17:54:49\",\"Artist\":\"David J. Phillip\",\"WhitePoint\":[0.313,0.329],\"PrimaryChromaticities\":[0.64,0.33,0.21,0.71,0.15,0.06],\"YCbCrCoefficients\":[0.299,0.587,0.114],\"YCbCrPositioning\":2,\"ExifIFDPointer\":648,\"GPSInfoIFDPointer\":1620,\"ExposureTime\":0.001,\"FNumber\":4,\"ExposureProgram\":\"Shutter priority\",\"ISOSpeedRatings\":2000,\"undefined\":2.2,\"ExifVersion\":\"0230\",\"DateTimeOriginal\":\"2017:08:28 17:45:40\",\"DateTimeDigitized\":\"2017:08:28 17:45:40\",\"ComponentsConfiguration\":\"YCbCr\",\"ShutterSpeedValue\":10,\"ApertureValue\":4,\"ExposureBias\":0,\"MaxApertureValue\":4,\"MeteringMode\":\"Pattern\",\"Flash\":\"Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode\",\"FocalLength\":350,\"UserComment\":[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],\"SubsecTime\":\"46\",\"SubsecTimeOriginal\":\"46\",\"SubsecTimeDigitized\":\"46\",\"FlashpixVersion\":\"0100\",\"ColorSpace\":65535,\"PixelXDimension\":2697,\"PixelYDimension\":2983,\"InteroperabilityIFDPointer\":1588,\"FocalPlaneXResolution\":3545.827633378933,\"FocalPlaneYResolution\":3526.530612244898,\"FocalPlaneResolutionUnit\":2,\"CustomRendered\":\"Normal process\",\"ExposureMode\":0,\"WhiteBalance\":\"Auto white balance\",\"SceneCaptureType\":\"Standard\",\"GPSVersionID\":\"2.3.0.0\",\"bylineTitle\":\"STF\",\"title\":\"Harvey\",\"dateCreated\":\"20170828\",\"caption\":\"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\",\"captionWriter\":\"DP\",\"byline\":\"David J. Phillip\",\"credit\":\"AP\",\"headline\":\"Flood evacuees\",\"copyright\":\"Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.\",\"category\":\"A\"}","orderNumber":2,"brandUuid":"33305ad9-5589-4128-b89c-412053be9b8a","originalUrl":"\/resources\/media\/8a085410-cd4b-4df5-adcd-60ac6a5cf8df-AP17240827804486.jpg","height":2983,"width":2697,"large16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","small16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","large36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","small36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","large1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","small1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","largeScaleUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-largeScale_AP17240827804486.jpg","smallScaleUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-smallScale_AP17240827804486.jpg","originalBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-originalBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","largeBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-largeBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","smallBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-smallBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","isGif":false,"jumbo16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-jumbo16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","jumbo36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-jumbo36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","large3x4Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large3x4_AP17240827804486.jpg"}},"teaserImage":{"tags":[],"image":{"type":"Image","uuid":"b47b9d69-15e5-4393-a751-b435f79dc97f","title":"Harvey","created":1504285372000,"version":3,"attributes":[],"caption":"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)","description":"AP17240827804486.jpg","externalId":"8a085410-cd4b-4df5-adcd-60ac6a5cf8df","versionSetUuid":"9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71","alt":"AP17240827804486.jpg","original":"false","metadata":"{\"ImageWidth\":5184,\"ImageHeight\":3456,\"BitsPerSample\":[8,8,8],\"PhotometricInterpretation\":2,\"ImageDescription\":\"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)      \",\"Make\":\"Canon\",\"Model\":\"Canon EOS-1D X\",\"Orientation\":1,\"SamplesPerPixel\":3,\"XResolution\":300,\"YResolution\":300,\"ResolutionUnit\":2,\"Software\":\"Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Macintosh)\",\"DateTime\":\"2017:08:28 17:54:49\",\"Artist\":\"David J. Phillip\",\"WhitePoint\":[0.313,0.329],\"PrimaryChromaticities\":[0.64,0.33,0.21,0.71,0.15,0.06],\"YCbCrCoefficients\":[0.299,0.587,0.114],\"YCbCrPositioning\":2,\"ExifIFDPointer\":648,\"GPSInfoIFDPointer\":1620,\"ExposureTime\":0.001,\"FNumber\":4,\"ExposureProgram\":\"Shutter priority\",\"ISOSpeedRatings\":2000,\"undefined\":2.2,\"ExifVersion\":\"0230\",\"DateTimeOriginal\":\"2017:08:28 17:45:40\",\"DateTimeDigitized\":\"2017:08:28 17:45:40\",\"ComponentsConfiguration\":\"YCbCr\",\"ShutterSpeedValue\":10,\"ApertureValue\":4,\"ExposureBias\":0,\"MaxApertureValue\":4,\"MeteringMode\":\"Pattern\",\"Flash\":\"Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode\",\"FocalLength\":350,\"UserComment\":[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],\"SubsecTime\":\"46\",\"SubsecTimeOriginal\":\"46\",\"SubsecTimeDigitized\":\"46\",\"FlashpixVersion\":\"0100\",\"ColorSpace\":65535,\"PixelXDimension\":2697,\"PixelYDimension\":2983,\"InteroperabilityIFDPointer\":1588,\"FocalPlaneXResolution\":3545.827633378933,\"FocalPlaneYResolution\":3526.530612244898,\"FocalPlaneResolutionUnit\":2,\"CustomRendered\":\"Normal process\",\"ExposureMode\":0,\"WhiteBalance\":\"Auto white balance\",\"SceneCaptureType\":\"Standard\",\"GPSVersionID\":\"2.3.0.0\",\"bylineTitle\":\"STF\",\"title\":\"Harvey\",\"dateCreated\":\"20170828\",\"caption\":\"A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo\/David J. Phillip)\",\"captionWriter\":\"DP\",\"byline\":\"David J. Phillip\",\"credit\":\"AP\",\"headline\":\"Flood evacuees\",\"copyright\":\"Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.\",\"category\":\"A\"}","orderNumber":2,"brandUuid":"33305ad9-5589-4128-b89c-412053be9b8a","originalUrl":"\/resources\/media\/8a085410-cd4b-4df5-adcd-60ac6a5cf8df-AP17240827804486.jpg","height":2983,"width":2697,"large16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","small16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","large36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","small36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","large1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","medium1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-medium1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","small1x1Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small1x1_AP17240827804486.jpg","largeScaleUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-largeScale_AP17240827804486.jpg","smallScaleUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-smallScale_AP17240827804486.jpg","originalBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-originalBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","largeBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-largeBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","smallBlurUrl":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-smallBlur_AP17240827804486.jpg","isGif":false,"jumbo16x9Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-jumbo16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","jumbo36x25Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-jumbo36x25_AP17240827804486.jpg","large3x4Url":"\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large3x4_AP17240827804486.jpg"}},"filter":null,"domainUrl":null,"sectionPath":null,"type":"story","galleryAllowed":false,"teaserPlacementModified":false,"leadStoryPlacementModified":false,"sponsored":false,"brandUuid":"33305ad9-5589-4128-b89c-412053be9b8a","locale":"en_US","storyHash":"e7e73284bc621e29efdf5da57a24c02d","syndication":null,"richText":"<p>Since Hurricane Harvey has destroyed homes and separated families, scammers have directed their attention to using the natural disaster to create fraudulent relief campaigns.{\/p}<p>The <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bbb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Better Business Bureau{\/a} says the best way to make sure the organizations you are donating money to are legitimate is by making sure the organization is registered.{\/p}<p>\"Predators will pop up, because they know people are giving. ... We want to do the right thing. It is  unfortunate, but these predators take advantage of that,\" said Better Business Bureau  manager Connie Alarcon.{\/p}<p>The Bureau warns against continuous scams in the weeks to follow.{\/p}<p>\"It's going to take months, its going to take years for these folks to get back on their feet. Until then, you are going to see a lot of those pop-up scams that originate from this that take advantage of these victims, and it is heartbreaking,\" said Alarcon.{\/p}<p>For more information on how you can check the legitimacy of a business, you can visit <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bbb.org\/en\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\">bbb.org{\/a}.{\/p}"},"rendering":{"adZone":"news\/local","webAdZoneRoot":"Web","mobileAdZoneRoot":"Mobile","dfpNetworkId":"4756","dfpAdUnitId":"KBAK","faviconImageUrl":"\/resources\/assets\/kbak\/images\/logos\/favicon.ico","pageTitle":"BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams","pageDescription":null,"canonicalUrl":"http:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams","sectionUrl":"\/news\/local","pageKeywords":["news","better business bureau","local"],"pageTags":[{"source":null,"tagName":"bakersfieldnow.com","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"primarydomain"},{"source":null,"tagName":"bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"primarytarget"},{"source":null,"tagName":"bakersfieldnow.com","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"topstory"},{"source":null,"tagName":"kbak","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"propertyname"},{"source":null,"tagName":"\/local","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"secondarysection"},{"source":null,"tagName":"\/local","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"primarysection"},{"source":null,"tagName":"kmph.com\/news","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"sectionurl"},{"source":null,"tagName":"cbs","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"network"},{"source":null,"tagName":"harvey scams","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":false,"topicalTag":true,"dimensionName":"topic"},{"source":null,"tagName":"56aa2ff0-fe60-46f4-b061-646ff13dce59","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"secondarytargetuuid"},{"source":null,"tagName":"local","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"sectionname"},{"source":null,"tagName":"\/news","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"section"},{"source":null,"tagName":"bakersfieldnow.com\/news","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"sectionurl"},{"source":null,"tagName":"\/local","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"section"},{"source":null,"tagName":"bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"sectionurl"},{"source":null,"tagName":"news","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":false,"topicalTag":true,"dimensionName":"franchise"},{"source":null,"tagName":"kbak","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":false,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"source"},{"source":null,"tagName":"07fbd0b7-bbae-46de-9b41-c7372ed52d0c","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"primarytargetuuid"},{"source":null,"tagName":"kbak","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"callletters"},{"source":null,"tagName":"news","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"sectionname"},{"source":null,"tagName":"helping harvey victims","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":false,"topicalTag":true,"dimensionName":"topic"},{"source":null,"tagName":"kbak","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"primarybrand"},{"source":null,"tagName":"7c8dce5a-9b5a-486f-8658-3b838d5920ca","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"primarybranduuid"},{"source":null,"tagName":"kmph.com\/news\/local","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"sectionurl"},{"source":null,"tagName":"better business bureau","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":false,"topicalTag":true,"dimensionName":"organization"},{"source":null,"tagName":"story","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"validcontenttype"},{"source":null,"tagName":"bakersfieldnow.com","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"domain"},{"source":null,"tagName":"story","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"contenttype"},{"source":null,"tagName":"kmph.com\/news\/local","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"secondarytarget"},{"source":null,"tagName":"video","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"validcontenttype"},{"source":null,"tagName":"local","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":false,"topicalTag":true,"dimensionName":"franchise"},{"source":null,"tagName":"bakersfield","uuid":null,"notSourceTag":true,"contentTag":true,"topicalTag":false,"dimensionName":"dma"}],"site":{"uuid":"33305ad9-5589-4128-b89c-412053be9b8a","created":1438036667000,"version":1,"name":"KBAK","imageUrl":"\/resources\/media\/b8333c56-a3a1-465c-5286-3594944c8f65-kbakstorylinelogo.png?1445447237939","url":"bakersfieldnow.com","stagingUrl":"bakersfieldnow.sinclairstoryline.com","callLetters":"KBAK","status":"published","city":"Bakersfield","state":"CA","zipcode":"93301","weatherZipCodes":null,"timezone":"PDT","includedSources":[{"name":"KBAK","locked":false},{"name":"News","locked":false},{"name":"CBS","locked":false}],"excludedSources":[{"name":"Bakersfield","locked":false}],"savedDate":null,"scheduledDate":null,"expiresDate":null,"publishAuthorizationDate":null,"unpublishAuthorizationDate":null,"siteSlug":"bakersfieldnow","siteType":null,"brandUuid":"7c8dce5a-9b5a-486f-8658-3b838d5920ca","brandName":"KBAK","channel":"29","network":"CBS","brandColorOne":"#561d5","brandColorTwo":"#0876aa","backgroundColorOne":"#ffffff","backgroundColorTwo":"#ebebeb","textColorOne":"#ffffff","textColorTwo":"#ffffff","textColorThree":"#333333","textColorFour":"#56a1d5","headerLogoImageUrl":"\/resources\/assets\/kbak\/images\/logos\/kbak-header-logo.png","footerLogoImageUrl":"\/resources\/assets\/kbak\/images\/logos\/kbak-footer-logo.png","galleryLogoImageUrl":"\/resources\/assets\/kbak\/images\/logos\/kbak-gallery-logo.png","faviconImageUrl":"\/resources\/assets\/kbak\/images\/logos\/favicon.ico","weatherImageOneUrl":"http:\/\/sinclairresources.s3.amazonaws.com\/assets\/common\/kutv-weather-hero-day.jpg","weatherImageTwoUrl":"http:\/\/sinclairresources.s3.amazonaws.com\/assets\/common\/kutv-weather-hero-day.jpg","fontUrl":null,"designatedMarketArea":"Bakersfield","dfpNetworkId":"4756","dfpAdUnitId":"KBAK","googleAnalyticsId":"UA-9711042-6","general":{"footerText":"KBAK CBS 29 and KBFX Fox58 are the news leaders for Bakersfield, California and serves surrounding communities including Oildale, Lamont, Shafter, Wasco, Buttonwillow, Maricopa, Tehachapi, Arvin, California City, Delano, McFarland, Ridgecrest and Taft."},"theme":null,"integration":{"androidWeatherApp":"","iOSWeatherApp":"","iOSStationApp":"","androidStationApp":"","epgProviders":"[{\"providerName\":\"gracenote\",\"providerConfig\":{\"stationId\":\"10340\"}}]","androidMorningApp":"","iOSMorningApp":"","iOSWatchLiveApp":"","androidWatchLiveApp":""},"sources":null,"social":{"facebookAppId":"1500919440206773","googlePlusUrl":"","instagramFeedUrl":"https:\/\/instagram.com\/bakersfieldnow\/","pinterestUrl":"","facebookUrl":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/eyewitness-news-bakersfieldnow\/91093559934","fbPages":"91093559934","livestreamFacebookAppId":"156854331444788","youtubeChannelUrl":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/bakersfieldnow","fbRecirculationId":"1363901910291509_1766071286741234","twitterAppId":"735838873692033024","twitterUrl":"http:\/\/twitter.com\/bakersfieldnow","googlePlusAppId":"","twitterId":"http:\/\/twitter.com\/bakersfieldnow"},"packageTypes":["ALERT","AUDIO","BIOGRAPHY","GALLERY","STORY","VIDEO","WEATHER"],"affiliate":null},"section":{"uuid":"07fbd0b7-bbae-46de-9b41-c7372ed52d0c","created":1438036685000,"version":1,"savedDate":null,"scheduledDate":null,"expiresDate":null,"terminatedDate":null,"publishAuthorizationDate":null,"unpublishAuthorizationDate":null,"status":"published","propertyTags":null,"zipcode":null,"timezone":null,"name":"Local","pathUrl":"\/local","redirectPathUrl":null,"config":null,"parentChannelProperty":{"uuid":"33305ad9-5589-4128-b89c-412053be9b8a","created":1438036667000,"version":1,"savedDate":null,"scheduledDate":null,"expiresDate":null,"terminatedDate":null,"publishAuthorizationDate":null,"unpublishAuthorizationDate":null,"status":null,"propertyTags":null,"zipcode":"93301","timezone":"PDT","name":"KBAK","channelBrand":null},"parentSection":{"uuid":"cfd9b85c-b837-41dd-b5aa-070a2076f151","created":1438036668000,"version":1,"savedDate":null,"scheduledDate":null,"expiresDate":null,"terminatedDate":null,"publishAuthorizationDate":null,"unpublishAuthorizationDate":null,"status":null,"propertyTags":null,"zipcode":null,"timezone":null,"name":"News","pathUrl":"\/news","redirectPathUrl":"\/","config":null,"parentChannelProperty":{"uuid":"33305ad9-5589-4128-b89c-412053be9b8a","created":1438036667000,"version":1,"savedDate":null,"scheduledDate":null,"expiresDate":null,"terminatedDate":null,"publishAuthorizationDate":null,"unpublishAuthorizationDate":null,"status":null,"propertyTags":null,"zipcode":"93301","timezone":"PDT","name":"KBAK","channelBrand":null},"parentSection":{"uuid":"a7ffbff8-947a-4277-bb34-3bf5a34c7459","created":1438036668000,"version":1,"savedDate":null,"scheduledDate":null,"expiresDate":null,"terminatedDate":null,"publishAuthorizationDate":null,"unpublishAuthorizationDate":null,"status":null,"propertyTags":null,"zipcode":null,"timezone":null,"name":"Root","pathUrl":"\/","redirectPathUrl":null,"config":null,"parentChannelProperty":{"uuid":"33305ad9-5589-4128-b89c-412053be9b8a","created":1438036667000,"version":1,"savedDate":null,"scheduledDate":null,"expiresDate":null,"terminatedDate":null,"publishAuthorizationDate":null,"unpublishAuthorizationDate":null,"status":null,"propertyTags":null,"zipcode":"93301","timezone":"PDT","name":"KBAK","channelBrand":null},"parentSection":null,"templateId":"blank","parentSite":null,"children":null,"presentations":null,"indexPresentation":null,"adZone":null,"geminiAdUnitIOS":null,"geminiAdUnitAndroid":null,"order":null,"locked":null,"imageUrl":null,"sectionLink":null,"sectionLinkText":null,"data":null},"templateId":"home-v2","parentSite":null,"children":null,"presentations":null,"indexPresentation":null,"adZone":null,"geminiAdUnitIOS":null,"geminiAdUnitAndroid":null,"order":null,"locked":null,"imageUrl":null,"sectionLink":null,"sectionLinkText":null,"data":null},"templateId":"section-v2","parentSite":null,"children":null,"presentations":null,"indexPresentation":null,"adZone":"news\/local","geminiAdUnitIOS":null,"geminiAdUnitAndroid":null,"order":99,"locked":false,"imageUrl":null,"sectionLink":null,"sectionLinkText":null,"data":{"injectedMarkup":""}},"analytics":{"storyType":"story","storySlug":"bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams","storyVersionSetUuid":"068875c0-9b94-4775-b885-fd5acaf6c06c"},"seoMetadata":{"og:image":"http:\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","og:type":["article"],"twitter:title":["BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams"],"article:section":["Local"],"article:published_time":["2017-08-31T23:36Z"],"twitter:card":["Since Hurricane Harvey has destroyed homes and separated families, scammers have directed their attention to using the natural disaster to create fraudulent relief campaigns.The Better Business Bureau says the best way to make sure the organizations you ar"],"og:site_name":["KBAK"],"twitter:url":["bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams"],"author":["Reyna Harvey, Eyewitness News"],"og:title":["BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams"],"medium":["news"],"title":["BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams"],"twitter:creator":["735838873692033024"],"image_src":["\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-small16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg"],"article:publisher":["http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/eyewitness-news-bakersfieldnow\/91093559934"],"twitter:image":"http:\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","article:tag":["news","better business bureau","local"],"fb:app_id":["1500919440206773"],"twitter:site":["735838873692033024"],"article:modified_time":["2017-09-01T10:04Z"],"goolge:image":"http:\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg","robots":["index, follow"],"og:url":["bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams"],"google:image":"http:\/resources\/media\/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg"},"canonicalUrlOverride":null,"fullyQualifiedUrl":"bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams","relativeUrl":"\/news\/local\/bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams","fullyQualifiedGalleryUrl":null,"relativeGalleryUrl":null,"metaKeywords":"helping Harvey victims,harvey scams,Better Business Bureau","date":"2017-08-31T23:36:10+00:00","dfpScripts":"\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n        var zone = '\/4756\/KBAK\/Web\/news\/local';\n        var googletag = googletag || {};\n        googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];\n        (function() { \n            window.advBidxc = window.advBidxc ||{};\n            window.advBidxc.renderAd = function(){};\n            window.advBidxc.startTime = new Date().getTime();\n            window.advBidxc.timeout = 400;\n            window.advBidxc.version = 4.1;\n            window.advBidxc.section = \"Local\";\n            window.advBidxc.customerId = \"8CUYJO3X8\";\n            window.advBidxc.domain = window.location.hostname;\n            function loadScript(tagSrc){\n                if(tagSrc.substr(0,4) !== 'http'){\n                    varisSSL = 'https:'==document.location.protocol;\n                    tagSrc = (isSSL ?'https:':'http:') + tagSrc;\n                }\n                var scriptTag = document.createElement('script'),\n                    placeTag = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];\n                scriptTag.type = 'text\/javascript';\n                scriptTag.async = true;\n                scriptTag.src = tagSrc;\n                placeTag.parentNode.insertBefore(scriptTag,placeTag);\n            }\n            function loadGPT(){\n                if(!window.advBidxc.isAdServerLoaded){\n                    loadScript('\/\/www.googletagservices.com\/tag\/js\/gpt.js');\n                    window.advBidxc.isAdServerLoaded = true;\n                }\n            }\n            window.advBidxc.loadGPT = setTimeout(loadGPT, window.advBidxc.timeout);\n            var isSSL = 'https:' == document.location.protocol;\n            var mnSrc = (isSSL ? 'https:' : 'http:') + '\/\/contextual.media.net\/bidexchange.js?cid=' + window.advBidxc.customerId + '&dn=' + window.advBidxc.domain + '&version=' + window.advBidxc.version + (isSSL ? '&https=1' : '');\n            loadScript(mnSrc);\n        })();\n        var _ww = window.innerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth;\n        var ww = _ww\u003C728 ? 728:_ww\u003C970 ? 970:_ww;\n        googletag.cmd.push(function() {\n            ddb_1x1_desktop = googletag.defineSlot(zone, [1,1], 'ddb_1x1_desktop').addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(false);\n            ddb_728x90_pos_1_desktop = googletag.defineSlot(zone, [728,90], 'ddb_728x90_pos_1_desktop').setTargeting('pos','1').addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(false);\n            ddb_728x90_pos_2_desktop = googletag.defineSlot(zone, [728,90], 'ddb_728x90_pos_2_desktop').setTargeting('pos','2').addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(false);\n            ddb_300x250_pos_1_desktop = googletag.defineSlot(zone, [[300,250],[300,600]], 'ddb_300x250_pos_1_desktop').setTargeting('pos','1').addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(false);\n            ddb_300x250_pos_2_desktop = googletag.defineSlot(zone, [300,250], 'ddb_300x250_pos_2_desktop').setTargeting('pos','2').addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(false);\n            googletag.pubads().setTargeting('video','true').setTargeting('ksg', Krux.segments).setTargeting('kuid', Krux.user).setTargeting('IS','false').setTargeting(\"kw\",[\"helping Harvey victims\",\"harvey scams\",\"Better Business Bureau\"]).setTargeting('path','\/news\/local').setTargeting('slug','bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams').setTargeting('Ref_ID', sinclairDigital.ast.referrerDomain).setTargeting('page','story');\n            googletag.companionAds().setRefreshUnfilledSlots(true);\n            googletag.pubads().enableVideoAds();\n            googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad();\n            googletag.enableServices();\n        });\n         adKeywords =[\"helping Harvey victims\",\"harvey scams\",\"Better Business Bureau\"];\nadStorySlug ='bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams' ;\ndfpPageType ='story' ;\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cscript\u003E\n!function(a9,a,p,s,t,A,g){\nif(a[a9])return;\nfunction q(c,r){\na[a9]._Q.push([c,r])\n}\na[a9]={\ninit:function(){\nq('i',arguments)\n},\nfetchBids:function(){\nq('f',arguments)\n},\nsetDisplayBids:function(){},\n_Q:[]\n};\nA=p.createElement(s);\nA.async=!0;\nA.src=t;\ng=p.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\ng.parentNode.insertBefore(A,g)\n}('apstag',window,document,'script','\/\/c.amazon-adsystem.com\/aax2\/apstag.js');\napstag.init({ pubID: '3555', adServer: 'googletag' });\napstag.fetchBids({\nslots: [\n{\nslotID: 'ddb_1x1_desktop',\nsizes: [[1,1]]\n},{\nslotID: 'ddb_728x90_pos_1_desktop',\nsizes: [[728,90]]\n},{\nslotID: 'ddb_728x90_pos_2_desktop',\nsizes: [[728,90]]\n},{\nslotID: 'ddb_300x250_pos_1_desktop',\nsizes: [[300,250],[300,600]]\n},{\nslotID: 'ddb_300x250_pos_2_desktop',\nsizes: [[300,250]]\n}],\ntimeout: 2e3\n}, function(bids) {\n     googletag.cmd.push(function(){\n         apstag.setDisplayBids();\n     });\n});\n\u003C\/script\u003E\n","metaTitle":"BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams | KBAK"},"isMobile":null,"retargeting":"GTM-P845TH","adBlockCheck":"true","affiliation":"CBS","medianet":"true","amazona9":"true","sandbox":"","retargeting2":"","pingdomRUM":"","city":"Bakersfield","siteType":"","blurb":"News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News","googleVerify":"","gemini":[],"sdConsoleEnable":"open","presentationReference":{"key":"story-infinite_scroll_v3","name":"Story Infinite Scroll v3 (common)","relativeImagePath":"presentations\/common\/story-infinite_scroll_v3","siteSlug":"bakersfieldnow"}};
sinclairDigital.siteSlug = 'bakersfieldnow';
sinclairDigital.dependencies.require([],[ { key:'console-v2', url: '//static-40.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/bakersfieldnow/compiled_js/component-head-v2.min.js' } ] );</script><!-- --></head><body class='sd-body sd-news sd-infinite-scroll-story'><div class='sd-news-header sd-header-wrapper v2'><div class='sd-news-container sd-header-container'><div class='row'><div class='col-xxs-24'><div class='component-ddb-1x1-v2 ddb-no-margin position-1'><div id="ddb_1x1_div" class="ddb-no-label"><div id="ddb_1x1_desktop" class="ddb"></div></div><script type="text/javascript">if(typeof googletag != "undefined") {
    googletag.cmd.push(function() {
        googletag.display( 'ddb_1x1_desktop' );
        googletag.pubads().refresh([ddb_1x1_desktop]);
    });
}</script></div></div></div></div><div class='sd-header'><div class='sd-news-container'><div class='row'><div class='col-xxs-24'><div class='component-header-default-v3'><script>var _comscore = _comscore || [];
_comscore.push({ c1: "2", c2: "19578925" });
(function() {
    var s = document.createElement("script"), el = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.async = true;
    s.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "https://sb" : "http://b") + ".scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js";
    el.parentNode.insertBefore(s, el);
})();
</script><noscript><img src="http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&amp;c2=19578925&amp;cv=2.0&amp;cj=1"/></noscript><div id="fb-root"></div><div class="sd-header-brand"><div class="row"><div class="col-xxs-5 col-xs-3 sd-menu-container"><a id="sd-mobile-nav-toggle" class="sd-mobile-nav-toggle"><div class="sd-menu-bar"></div><div class="sd-menu-bar"></div><div class="sd-menu-bar"></div><div class="sd-menu-bar"></div><div class="sd-menu-close"><div class="ion-android-close"></div></div></a><div class="sd-menu-bar-text">MENU</div></div><div class="col-xxs-14 col-sm-7 sd-header-logo-container"><a id="header-brand-logo" href="/" class="sd-header-logo"><img src="//static-26.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/kbak/images/logos/kbak-header-logo.png"/></a></div><div class="sd-header-widgets col-xxs-5 col-xs-2 col-sm-14 pull-right"><form action="/search" class="sd-header-search pull-right hidden-xs"><button class="btn btn-default"><i class="ion-ios-search"></i><span class="go-text">GO</span></button><input id="sd-desktop-search" placeholder="Search " name="find"/></form><div class="sd-weather-current pull-right"><div style="opacity:.5" class="wx-container"><a id="header-weather-click-through" href="/weather"><i class="sd-weather-current-icon wi wi-stk-85"><span></span></i><span class="sd-weather-current-temp">75</span></a></div></div></div></div></div><script>sinclairDigital.dependencies.define(['$'],function(){
    function fetchWeather(zip) {
        var fetch = $.ajax({
            url: '/api/rest/audiencero/weather/zipcode/' + zip
        })
        return fetch;
    }
    function renderWeather(weatherZipCode) {
        fetchWeather(weatherZipCode).done(function(data){
            var obj = {
                weather: data.data[0]
            }
            $('.sd-weather-current-icon').removeClass('wi-stk-85').addClass('wi-stk-'+obj.weather.forecast.current.iconCode);
            $('.sd-weather-current-temp').text(obj.weather.forecast.current.tempF);
            $('.wx-container').css('opacity',1)
        })
    }

    $('#sd-desktop-search').on('keydown',function(){

        if($(this).val().length >= 3) {
            $(this).siblings('button').addClass('search-active');
        } else {
            $(this).siblings('button').removeClass('search-active');
        }
    })

    renderWeather('93301')

},true)</script></div></div></div></div></div><div class='sd-nav-only'><div class='component-nav-default-v3'><div class="sd-livestream-notifier hidden touch mobile"><a href="/watch" class="watch-live watch-now">Watch<div class="sd-play-btn"></div></a></div><div class="all-nav-container"><div id="searchbar-mobile"><form action="/search" class="sd-mobile-search"><button type="submit"><i class="ion-ios-search"></i></button><input type="search" name="find" placeholder="Search KBAK"/></form></div><!--DESKTOP and MOBILE--><nav class="navbar sd-header-nav desktop"><div class="sd-page-width"><div id="navbar"><div class="sd-overflow-less"><a id="nav-less" href="#" class="sd-link"><i class="fa fa-angle-left"></i></a></div><div class="sd-overflow-more"><a id="nav-more" href="#" class="sd-link">more...</a></div><div class="sd-livestream-notifier hidden desktop"><a id="nav-watch-live" href="/watch" class="watch-live watch-now">Watch<div class="sd-play-btn"></div></a></div><div class="main-nav-container"><div class="swiper-nav-container"><div id="sd-nav" class="swiper-wrapper sd-nav clearfix"><div class="sd-nav-item swiper-slide"><a id="News-4610cd94-9f83-460a-9b92-d6918b837d5a" href="/" data-name="News" data-id="4610cd94-9f83-460a-9b92-d6918b837d5a" data-index="0" class="sd-link has-children desktop-top-nav-a">News</a><div data-name="News" data-id="4610cd94-9f83-460a-9b92-d6918b837d5a" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a id="Local-4c86e4bc-f906-4ca9-bf72-6f440dd38de2" href="/news/local" data-name="Local" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Local</a></li><li><a id="Nation &amp; World-9b4d0e5a-aac0-40b1-bb3f-dde77e59497e" href="/news/nation-world" data-name="Nation &amp; World" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Nation &amp; World</a></li><li><a id="Entertainment-8b22d864-3050-4a5d-9ae9-3c7a34163da1" href="/news/entertainment" data-name="Entertainment" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Entertainment</a></li><li><a id="Offbeat-78693ee0-51ba-4f2e-8824-a8373694eb9a" href="/news/offbeat" data-name="Offbeat" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Offbeat</a></li><li><a id="Videos-4bcdb558-110d-4d41-8377-46c168c0b05f" href="/news/videos" data-name="Videos" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Videos</a></li><li><a id="Traffic-8e5a70c2-4534-4d5b-a456-fe5afc148d83" href="/news/traffic" data-name="Traffic" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Traffic</a></li><li><a id="Health-b2931a65-2481-4004-b3b4-1e71f51d667f" href="/news/health" data-name="Health" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Health</a></li><li><a id="Investigations-6f791b8c-5868-4bc6-8bc0-963a93c4d09b" href="/news/investigations" data-name="Investigations" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Investigations</a></li><li><a id="Connect to Congress-972377d5-a5bb-4efa-af3b-e8bbc26215f9" href="/news/connect-to-congress" data-name="Connect to Congress" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Connect to Congress</a></li><li><a id="Eyewitness Mornings-fdda46b4-e2ca-4f00-b4bd-af004b4a61b6" href="/news/eyewitness-mornings" data-name="Eyewitness Mornings" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Eyewitness Mornings</a></li><li><a id="Tracking Terror-f99f1e81-f813-447d-bf46-0b844ac1e479" href="/news/nation-world/tracking-terror" data-name="Tracking Terror" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Tracking Terror</a></li><li><a id="Hooked on Heroin-b1986fc9-da45-47c9-81f7-5ff46749f830" href="/news/hooked-on-heroin" data-name="Hooked on Heroin" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Hooked on Heroin</a></li><li><a id="Wanted Gallery-b077d1bf-b67f-4893-9d3e-2662fee67933" href="http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/gallery-these-people-are-wanted-by-marshals-california-law-enforcement" data-name="Wanted Gallery" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Wanted Gallery</a></li><li><a id="Back to School -c3ff346b-37c6-4079-a9f3-887c39ed9fd7" href="/news/back-to-school" data-name="Back to School " class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Back to School </a></li><li><a id="Bottom Line with Boris-7669efe0-bdd9-4982-b5ed-ec800ea36d9e" href="/news/bottom-line" data-name="Bottom Line with Boris" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Bottom Line with Boris</a></li><li><a id="Get Ready Kern-423011d5-b400-477b-9b4b-2856d28eb464" href="/weather/get-ready-kern" data-name="Get Ready Kern" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Get Ready Kern</a></li><li><a id="Army Strong-ab22b3ff-2df3-4b3f-8311-14df07fbc45b" href="/news/army-strong" data-name="Army Strong" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Army Strong</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item swiper-slide"><a id="Weather-45d088f4-95bb-40a5-bac2-049ee7ae891c" href="/weather" data-name="Weather" data-id="45d088f4-95bb-40a5-bac2-049ee7ae891c" data-index="1" class="sd-link has-children desktop-top-nav-a">Weather</a><div data-name="Weather" data-id="45d088f4-95bb-40a5-bac2-049ee7ae891c" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a id="Radar-088be8f8-1cd6-4db5-a596-6d7209cd4286" href="/weather/radar" data-name="Radar" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Radar</a></li><li><a id="Maps-e54313a4-6122-4a65-8a0a-3fa8a2821645" href="/weather/maps" data-name="Maps" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Maps</a></li><li><a id="Miles' Video Blog-9b66e65d-6482-48f4-a063-e3eaaa2fa3b1" href="/weather/miles-video-blog" data-name="Miles' Video Blog" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Miles' Video Blog</a></li><li><a id="School Delays-4dab52c7-6c32-49aa-b24e-7d35600d3f60" href="/weather/closings" data-name="School Delays" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">School Delays</a></li><li><a id="Cameras-535fd069-f1e2-48e5-8f71-57229f176c55" href="/weather/cameras" data-name="Cameras" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Cameras</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item swiper-slide"><a id="Sports-8411d4c4-05b2-4dd4-b1c8-1412b5f09156" href="/sports" data-name="Sports" data-id="8411d4c4-05b2-4dd4-b1c8-1412b5f09156" data-index="2" class="sd-link has-children desktop-top-nav-a">Sports</a><div data-name="Sports" data-id="8411d4c4-05b2-4dd4-b1c8-1412b5f09156" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a id="Hometown Sports-62cb196e-cfca-4a9a-bea5-0c1d4d8c99f9" href="/sports/hometown-sports" data-name="Hometown Sports" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Hometown Sports</a></li><li><a id="Road to Hometown Sports-9c0b0c92-7bc7-4c4b-9b9c-d5c4eaa17e24" href="/sports/road-to-hometown-sports-2017" data-name="Road to Hometown Sports" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Road to Hometown Sports</a></li><li><a id="Countdown To Hometown Sports-4c1bb030-a6b0-4b1d-a5d3-dd0d8c04c39b" href="/sports/countdown-to-hometown-2017" data-name="Countdown To Hometown Sports" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Countdown To Hometown Sports</a></li><li><a id="2017 Hometown Sports Football Guide-d54e4212-c6b1-4d53-a7d6-830f733fcd5b" href="/sports/hometown-sports-view-2017-high-school-football-magazine" data-name="2017 Hometown Sports Football Guide" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">2017 Hometown Sports Football Guide</a></li><li><a id="Scoreboard-24d90340-a238-4741-be3c-bbdf2b3f78d0" href="/sports/scoreboard" data-name="Scoreboard" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Scoreboard</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item swiper-slide"><a id="KBAK-CBS-f18fb3a4-f687-4ad9-876d-44f140476ceb" href="/station" data-name="KBAK-CBS" data-id="f18fb3a4-f687-4ad9-876d-44f140476ceb" data-index="3" class="sd-link has-children desktop-top-nav-a">KBAK-CBS</a><div data-name="KBAK-CBS" data-id="f18fb3a4-f687-4ad9-876d-44f140476ceb" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a id="CBS Player-22e35f84-6f9b-4f45-953d-67eb2bea2572" href="/station/cbs-player" data-name="CBS Player" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">CBS Player</a></li><li><a id="Shows-7821c601-cbae-4537-8bf3-89b8113c6b73" href="/station/shows" data-name="Shows" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Shows</a></li><li><a id="CBS News Livefeed-7ea3ea58-edcd-4942-a05d-45161eb89bab" href="/station/cbs-news-livefeed" data-name="CBS News Livefeed" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">CBS News Livefeed</a></li><li><a id="Schedule-4ae32b5f-24a8-4c3e-b175-01c5707a6277" href="/station/schedule" data-name="Schedule" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Schedule</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item swiper-slide"><a id="FOX58-1360c71c-b03b-413c-8bb6-2211d838bee6" href="/station" data-name="FOX58" data-id="1360c71c-b03b-413c-8bb6-2211d838bee6" data-index="4" class="sd-link has-children desktop-top-nav-a">FOX58</a><div data-name="FOX58" data-id="1360c71c-b03b-413c-8bb6-2211d838bee6" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a id="Schedule-9a718b2d-3d26-4ac8-9dfb-ddab97228f41" href="/fox58/schedule" data-name="Schedule" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Schedule</a></li><li><a id="Shows-a977863a-ec8d-4911-8799-4cdb6c505bc6" href="/fox58/shows" data-name="Shows" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Shows</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item swiper-slide"><a id="Features-9ead6c11-00a7-4b51-a9a1-84bc78356fee" href="/" data-name="Features" data-id="9ead6c11-00a7-4b51-a9a1-84bc78356fee" data-index="5" class="sd-link has-children desktop-top-nav-a">Features</a><div data-name="Features" data-id="9ead6c11-00a7-4b51-a9a1-84bc78356fee" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a id="Lifestyle Matters-e24666f3-1b5c-4e03-a241-6037b6d38f9b" href="/news/lifestyle-matters" data-name="Lifestyle Matters" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Lifestyle Matters</a></li><li><a id="Auto Matters-49c4b7a1-4d4d-4e7a-ab1d-fba58451c3ab" href="/news/auto-matters" data-name="Auto Matters" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Auto Matters</a></li><li><a id="Partner Spotlight-0089043c-5cb5-468d-a689-197a0df0fa52" href="/sponsored/spotlight" data-name="Partner Spotlight" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Partner Spotlight</a></li><li><a id="Sinclair Cares-dc4b5b40-3593-4794-b9b7-30ff4279b00b" href="/features/sinclair-cares" data-name="Sinclair Cares" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Sinclair Cares</a></li><li><a id="Content for a Cause-f0f48ad1-e035-4e35-b1f9-eac58348ace2" href="/sponsored/causewire" data-name="Content for a Cause" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Content for a Cause</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item swiper-slide"><a id="Contact-07c9a90e-0462-4583-b713-ec68f4327ecd" href="/" data-name="Contact" data-id="07c9a90e-0462-4583-b713-ec68f4327ecd" data-index="6" class="sd-link has-children desktop-top-nav-a">Contact</a><div data-name="Contact" data-id="07c9a90e-0462-4583-b713-ec68f4327ecd" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a id="Contact-5fdf7edd-3b9c-44fe-82fe-663725856930" href="/station/contact" data-name="Contact" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Contact</a></li><li><a id="Give Us A News Tip-bf446be7-1c00-4d51-a301-b1a085d41695" href="/station/hold-us-accountable" data-name="Give Us A News Tip" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Give Us A News Tip</a></li><li><a id="News Team -d364ad8b-b404-4afd-ae44-d4a107f7316d" href="/station/people" data-name="News Team " class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">News Team </a></li><li><a id="Careers-5092acc2-5413-4bec-a132-730b9031a0f7" href="https://sbgtv-openhire.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobsearch&amp;byBusinessUnit=7" data-name="Careers" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Careers</a></li><li><a id="Scholarships-f89eb650-0bea-4e7c-b666-c759f20bc4ce" href="http://sbgi.net/scholarship/" data-name="Scholarships" class="sd-link desktop-sub-nav-a">Scholarships</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item swiper-slide"><a href="/contests" data-name="Contests" data-id="3c5c97c0-fe96-4c0f-bf29-7a77407862f3" data-index="7" class="sd-link">Contests</a></div><div class="sd-nav-item swiper-slide"><a href="http://circa.com/" data-name="Circa" data-id="bee7f76a-508f-4593-9e50-4eb98fe46b06" data-index="8" class="sd-link">Circa</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></nav><nav id="touch-nav-scroll" class="navbar sd-header-nav mobile"><div class="sd-page-width"><div id="searchbar-touch"><form action="/search" class="sd-touch-search"><button type="submit"><i class="ion-ios-search"></i></button><input type="search" name="find" placeholder="Search KBAK"/></form></div><div id="navbar-mobile"><div class="sd-overflow-less"><a id="touch-large-nav-less" href="#" class="sd-link"><i class="fa fa-angle-left"></i></a></div><div class="sd-overflow-more"><a id="touch-large-nav-more" href="#" class="sd-link">more...</a></div><div class="main-nav-container-mobile"><div class="nav-container"><div class="sd-nav clearfix"><div class="sd-nav-item"><a id="touch-large-News-4610cd94-9f83-460a-9b92-d6918b837d5a" href="/" data-name="News" data-id="4610cd94-9f83-460a-9b92-d6918b837d5a" class="sd-link has-children">News<i class="ion-arrow-right-c"></i></a><div data-name="News" data-id="4610cd94-9f83-460a-9b92-d6918b837d5a" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a id="touch-large-Local-4c86e4bc-f906-4ca9-bf72-6f440dd38de2" href="/news/local" data-name="Local" class="sd-link">Local</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Nation &amp; World-9b4d0e5a-aac0-40b1-bb3f-dde77e59497e" href="/news/nation-world" data-name="Nation &amp; World" class="sd-link">Nation &amp; World</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Entertainment-8b22d864-3050-4a5d-9ae9-3c7a34163da1" href="/news/entertainment" data-name="Entertainment" class="sd-link">Entertainment</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Offbeat-78693ee0-51ba-4f2e-8824-a8373694eb9a" href="/news/offbeat" data-name="Offbeat" class="sd-link">Offbeat</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Videos-4bcdb558-110d-4d41-8377-46c168c0b05f" href="/news/videos" data-name="Videos" class="sd-link">Videos</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Traffic-8e5a70c2-4534-4d5b-a456-fe5afc148d83" href="/news/traffic" data-name="Traffic" class="sd-link">Traffic</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Health-b2931a65-2481-4004-b3b4-1e71f51d667f" href="/news/health" data-name="Health" class="sd-link">Health</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Investigations-6f791b8c-5868-4bc6-8bc0-963a93c4d09b" href="/news/investigations" data-name="Investigations" class="sd-link">Investigations</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Connect to Congress-972377d5-a5bb-4efa-af3b-e8bbc26215f9" href="/news/connect-to-congress" data-name="Connect to Congress" class="sd-link">Connect to Congress</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Eyewitness Mornings-fdda46b4-e2ca-4f00-b4bd-af004b4a61b6" href="/news/eyewitness-mornings" data-name="Eyewitness Mornings" class="sd-link">Eyewitness Mornings</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Tracking Terror-f99f1e81-f813-447d-bf46-0b844ac1e479" href="/news/nation-world/tracking-terror" data-name="Tracking Terror" class="sd-link">Tracking Terror</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Hooked on Heroin-b1986fc9-da45-47c9-81f7-5ff46749f830" href="/news/hooked-on-heroin" data-name="Hooked on Heroin" class="sd-link">Hooked on Heroin</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Wanted Gallery-b077d1bf-b67f-4893-9d3e-2662fee67933" href="http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/gallery-these-people-are-wanted-by-marshals-california-law-enforcement" data-name="Wanted Gallery" class="sd-link">Wanted Gallery</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Back to School -c3ff346b-37c6-4079-a9f3-887c39ed9fd7" href="/news/back-to-school" data-name="Back to School " class="sd-link">Back to School </a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Bottom Line with Boris-7669efe0-bdd9-4982-b5ed-ec800ea36d9e" href="/news/bottom-line" data-name="Bottom Line with Boris" class="sd-link">Bottom Line with Boris</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Get Ready Kern-423011d5-b400-477b-9b4b-2856d28eb464" href="/weather/get-ready-kern" data-name="Get Ready Kern" class="sd-link">Get Ready Kern</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Army Strong-ab22b3ff-2df3-4b3f-8311-14df07fbc45b" href="/news/army-strong" data-name="Army Strong" class="sd-link">Army Strong</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item"><a id="touch-large-Weather-45d088f4-95bb-40a5-bac2-049ee7ae891c" href="/weather" data-name="Weather" data-id="45d088f4-95bb-40a5-bac2-049ee7ae891c" class="sd-link has-children">Weather<i class="ion-arrow-right-c"></i></a><div data-name="Weather" data-id="45d088f4-95bb-40a5-bac2-049ee7ae891c" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a id="touch-large-Radar-088be8f8-1cd6-4db5-a596-6d7209cd4286" href="/weather/radar" data-name="Radar" class="sd-link">Radar</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Maps-e54313a4-6122-4a65-8a0a-3fa8a2821645" href="/weather/maps" data-name="Maps" class="sd-link">Maps</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Miles' Video Blog-9b66e65d-6482-48f4-a063-e3eaaa2fa3b1" href="/weather/miles-video-blog" data-name="Miles' Video Blog" class="sd-link">Miles' Video Blog</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-School Delays-4dab52c7-6c32-49aa-b24e-7d35600d3f60" href="/weather/closings" data-name="School Delays" class="sd-link">School Delays</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Cameras-535fd069-f1e2-48e5-8f71-57229f176c55" href="/weather/cameras" data-name="Cameras" class="sd-link">Cameras</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item"><a id="touch-large-Sports-8411d4c4-05b2-4dd4-b1c8-1412b5f09156" href="/sports" data-name="Sports" data-id="8411d4c4-05b2-4dd4-b1c8-1412b5f09156" class="sd-link has-children">Sports<i class="ion-arrow-right-c"></i></a><div data-name="Sports" data-id="8411d4c4-05b2-4dd4-b1c8-1412b5f09156" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a id="touch-large-Hometown Sports-62cb196e-cfca-4a9a-bea5-0c1d4d8c99f9" href="/sports/hometown-sports" data-name="Hometown Sports" class="sd-link">Hometown Sports</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Road to Hometown Sports-9c0b0c92-7bc7-4c4b-9b9c-d5c4eaa17e24" href="/sports/road-to-hometown-sports-2017" data-name="Road to Hometown Sports" class="sd-link">Road to Hometown Sports</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Countdown To Hometown Sports-4c1bb030-a6b0-4b1d-a5d3-dd0d8c04c39b" href="/sports/countdown-to-hometown-2017" data-name="Countdown To Hometown Sports" class="sd-link">Countdown To Hometown Sports</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-2017 Hometown Sports Football Guide-d54e4212-c6b1-4d53-a7d6-830f733fcd5b" href="/sports/hometown-sports-view-2017-high-school-football-magazine" data-name="2017 Hometown Sports Football Guide" class="sd-link">2017 Hometown Sports Football Guide</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Scoreboard-24d90340-a238-4741-be3c-bbdf2b3f78d0" href="/sports/scoreboard" data-name="Scoreboard" class="sd-link">Scoreboard</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item"><a id="touch-large-KBAK-CBS-f18fb3a4-f687-4ad9-876d-44f140476ceb" href="/station" data-name="KBAK-CBS" data-id="f18fb3a4-f687-4ad9-876d-44f140476ceb" class="sd-link has-children">KBAK-CBS<i class="ion-arrow-right-c"></i></a><div data-name="KBAK-CBS" data-id="f18fb3a4-f687-4ad9-876d-44f140476ceb" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a id="touch-large-CBS Player-22e35f84-6f9b-4f45-953d-67eb2bea2572" href="/station/cbs-player" data-name="CBS Player" class="sd-link">CBS Player</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Shows-7821c601-cbae-4537-8bf3-89b8113c6b73" href="/station/shows" data-name="Shows" class="sd-link">Shows</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-CBS News Livefeed-7ea3ea58-edcd-4942-a05d-45161eb89bab" href="/station/cbs-news-livefeed" data-name="CBS News Livefeed" class="sd-link">CBS News Livefeed</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Schedule-4ae32b5f-24a8-4c3e-b175-01c5707a6277" href="/station/schedule" data-name="Schedule" class="sd-link">Schedule</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item"><a id="touch-large-FOX58-1360c71c-b03b-413c-8bb6-2211d838bee6" href="/station" data-name="FOX58" data-id="1360c71c-b03b-413c-8bb6-2211d838bee6" class="sd-link has-children">FOX58<i class="ion-arrow-right-c"></i></a><div data-name="FOX58" data-id="1360c71c-b03b-413c-8bb6-2211d838bee6" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a id="touch-large-Schedule-9a718b2d-3d26-4ac8-9dfb-ddab97228f41" href="/fox58/schedule" data-name="Schedule" class="sd-link">Schedule</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Shows-a977863a-ec8d-4911-8799-4cdb6c505bc6" href="/fox58/shows" data-name="Shows" class="sd-link">Shows</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item"><a id="touch-large-Features-9ead6c11-00a7-4b51-a9a1-84bc78356fee" href="/" data-name="Features" data-id="9ead6c11-00a7-4b51-a9a1-84bc78356fee" class="sd-link has-children">Features<i class="ion-arrow-right-c"></i></a><div data-name="Features" data-id="9ead6c11-00a7-4b51-a9a1-84bc78356fee" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a id="touch-large-Lifestyle Matters-e24666f3-1b5c-4e03-a241-6037b6d38f9b" href="/news/lifestyle-matters" data-name="Lifestyle Matters" class="sd-link">Lifestyle Matters</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Auto Matters-49c4b7a1-4d4d-4e7a-ab1d-fba58451c3ab" href="/news/auto-matters" data-name="Auto Matters" class="sd-link">Auto Matters</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Partner Spotlight-0089043c-5cb5-468d-a689-197a0df0fa52" href="/sponsored/spotlight" data-name="Partner Spotlight" class="sd-link">Partner Spotlight</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Sinclair Cares-dc4b5b40-3593-4794-b9b7-30ff4279b00b" href="/features/sinclair-cares" data-name="Sinclair Cares" class="sd-link">Sinclair Cares</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Content for a Cause-f0f48ad1-e035-4e35-b1f9-eac58348ace2" href="/sponsored/causewire" data-name="Content for a Cause" class="sd-link">Content for a Cause</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item"><a id="touch-large-Contact-07c9a90e-0462-4583-b713-ec68f4327ecd" href="/" data-name="Contact" data-id="07c9a90e-0462-4583-b713-ec68f4327ecd" class="sd-link has-children">Contact<i class="ion-arrow-right-c"></i></a><div data-name="Contact" data-id="07c9a90e-0462-4583-b713-ec68f4327ecd" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a id="touch-large-Contact-5fdf7edd-3b9c-44fe-82fe-663725856930" href="/station/contact" data-name="Contact" class="sd-link">Contact</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Give Us A News Tip-bf446be7-1c00-4d51-a301-b1a085d41695" href="/station/hold-us-accountable" data-name="Give Us A News Tip" class="sd-link">Give Us A News Tip</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-News Team -d364ad8b-b404-4afd-ae44-d4a107f7316d" href="/station/people" data-name="News Team " class="sd-link">News Team </a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Careers-5092acc2-5413-4bec-a132-730b9031a0f7" href="https://sbgtv-openhire.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobsearch&amp;byBusinessUnit=7" data-name="Careers" class="sd-link">Careers</a></li><li><a id="touch-large-Scholarships-f89eb650-0bea-4e7c-b666-c759f20bc4ce" href="http://sbgi.net/scholarship/" data-name="Scholarships" class="sd-link">Scholarships</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item"><a id="touch-large-Contests-3c5c97c0-fe96-4c0f-bf29-7a77407862f3" href="/contests" data-name="Contests" class="sd-link">Contests<i class="ion-arrow-right-c"></i></a></div><div class="sd-nav-item"><a id="touch-large-Circa-bee7f76a-508f-4593-9e50-4eb98fe46b06" href="http://circa.com/" data-name="Circa" class="sd-link">Circa<i class="ion-arrow-right-c"></i></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></nav><div class="sd-page-width non-swiper"><div id="sd-subnavs" class="sub-nav-container"><div data-name="News" data-id="4610cd94-9f83-460a-9b92-d6918b837d5a" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/news/local" data-name="Local" class="sd-link">Local</a></li><li><a href="/news/nation-world" data-name="Nation &amp; World" class="sd-link">Nation &amp; World</a></li><li><a href="/news/entertainment" data-name="Entertainment" class="sd-link">Entertainment</a></li><li><a href="/news/offbeat" data-name="Offbeat" class="sd-link">Offbeat</a></li><li><a href="/news/videos" data-name="Videos" class="sd-link">Videos</a></li><li><a href="/news/traffic" data-name="Traffic" class="sd-link">Traffic</a></li><li><a href="/news/health" data-name="Health" class="sd-link">Health</a></li><li><a href="/news/investigations" data-name="Investigations" class="sd-link">Investigations</a></li><li><a href="/news/connect-to-congress" data-name="Connect to Congress" class="sd-link">Connect to Congress</a></li><li><a href="/news/eyewitness-mornings" data-name="Eyewitness Mornings" class="sd-link">Eyewitness Mornings</a></li><li><a href="/news/nation-world/tracking-terror" data-name="Tracking Terror" class="sd-link">Tracking Terror</a></li><li><a href="/news/hooked-on-heroin" data-name="Hooked on Heroin" class="sd-link">Hooked on Heroin</a></li><li><a href="http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/gallery-these-people-are-wanted-by-marshals-california-law-enforcement" data-name="Wanted Gallery" class="sd-link">Wanted Gallery</a></li><li><a href="/news/back-to-school" data-name="Back to School " class="sd-link">Back to School </a></li><li><a href="/news/bottom-line" data-name="Bottom Line with Boris" class="sd-link">Bottom Line with Boris</a></li><li><a href="/weather/get-ready-kern" data-name="Get Ready Kern" class="sd-link">Get Ready Kern</a></li><li><a href="/news/army-strong" data-name="Army Strong" class="sd-link">Army Strong</a></li></ul></div><div data-name="Weather" data-id="45d088f4-95bb-40a5-bac2-049ee7ae891c" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/weather/radar" data-name="Radar" class="sd-link">Radar</a></li><li><a href="/weather/maps" data-name="Maps" class="sd-link">Maps</a></li><li><a href="/weather/miles-video-blog" data-name="Miles' Video Blog" class="sd-link">Miles' Video Blog</a></li><li><a href="/weather/closings" data-name="School Delays" class="sd-link">School Delays</a></li><li><a href="/weather/cameras" data-name="Cameras" class="sd-link">Cameras</a></li></ul></div><div data-name="Sports" data-id="8411d4c4-05b2-4dd4-b1c8-1412b5f09156" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/sports/hometown-sports" data-name="Hometown Sports" class="sd-link">Hometown Sports</a></li><li><a href="/sports/road-to-hometown-sports-2017" data-name="Road to Hometown Sports" class="sd-link">Road to Hometown Sports</a></li><li><a href="/sports/countdown-to-hometown-2017" data-name="Countdown To Hometown Sports" class="sd-link">Countdown To Hometown Sports</a></li><li><a href="/sports/hometown-sports-view-2017-high-school-football-magazine" data-name="2017 Hometown Sports Football Guide" class="sd-link">2017 Hometown Sports Football Guide</a></li><li><a href="/sports/scoreboard" data-name="Scoreboard" class="sd-link">Scoreboard</a></li></ul></div><div data-name="KBAK-CBS" data-id="f18fb3a4-f687-4ad9-876d-44f140476ceb" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/station/cbs-player" data-name="CBS Player" class="sd-link">CBS Player</a></li><li><a href="/station/shows" data-name="Shows" class="sd-link">Shows</a></li><li><a href="/station/cbs-news-livefeed" data-name="CBS News Livefeed" class="sd-link">CBS News Livefeed</a></li><li><a href="/station/schedule" data-name="Schedule" class="sd-link">Schedule</a></li></ul></div><div data-name="FOX58" data-id="1360c71c-b03b-413c-8bb6-2211d838bee6" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/fox58/schedule" data-name="Schedule" class="sd-link">Schedule</a></li><li><a href="/fox58/shows" data-name="Shows" class="sd-link">Shows</a></li></ul></div><div data-name="Features" data-id="9ead6c11-00a7-4b51-a9a1-84bc78356fee" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/news/lifestyle-matters" data-name="Lifestyle Matters" class="sd-link">Lifestyle Matters</a></li><li><a href="/news/auto-matters" data-name="Auto Matters" class="sd-link">Auto Matters</a></li><li><a href="/sponsored/spotlight" data-name="Partner Spotlight" class="sd-link">Partner Spotlight</a></li><li><a href="/features/sinclair-cares" data-name="Sinclair Cares" class="sd-link">Sinclair Cares</a></li><li><a href="/sponsored/causewire" data-name="Content for a Cause" class="sd-link">Content for a Cause</a></li></ul></div><div data-name="Contact" data-id="07c9a90e-0462-4583-b713-ec68f4327ecd" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/station/contact" data-name="Contact" class="sd-link">Contact</a></li><li><a href="/station/hold-us-accountable" data-name="Give Us A News Tip" class="sd-link">Give Us A News Tip</a></li><li><a href="/station/people" data-name="News Team " class="sd-link">News Team </a></li><li><a href="https://sbgtv-openhire.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobsearch&amp;byBusinessUnit=7" data-name="Careers" class="sd-link">Careers</a></li><li><a href="http://sbgi.net/scholarship/" data-name="Scholarships" class="sd-link">Scholarships</a></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="sd-page-width full-swiper-nav"><div id="sd-subnavs-mobile" class="sub-nav-container swiper-wrapper"><div data-name="News" data-id="4610cd94-9f83-460a-9b92-d6918b837d5a" class="sd-subnav swiper-slide"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/news/local" data-name="Local" class="sd-link">Local</a></li><li><a href="/news/nation-world" data-name="Nation &amp; World" class="sd-link">Nation &amp; World</a></li><li><a href="/news/entertainment" data-name="Entertainment" class="sd-link">Entertainment</a></li><li><a href="/news/offbeat" data-name="Offbeat" class="sd-link">Offbeat</a></li><li><a href="/news/videos" data-name="Videos" class="sd-link">Videos</a></li><li><a href="/news/traffic" data-name="Traffic" class="sd-link">Traffic</a></li><li><a href="/news/health" data-name="Health" class="sd-link">Health</a></li><li><a href="/news/investigations" data-name="Investigations" class="sd-link">Investigations</a></li><li><a href="/news/connect-to-congress" data-name="Connect to Congress" class="sd-link">Connect to Congress</a></li><li><a href="/news/eyewitness-mornings" data-name="Eyewitness Mornings" class="sd-link">Eyewitness Mornings</a></li><li><a href="/news/nation-world/tracking-terror" data-name="Tracking Terror" class="sd-link">Tracking Terror</a></li><li><a href="/news/hooked-on-heroin" data-name="Hooked on Heroin" class="sd-link">Hooked on Heroin</a></li><li><a href="http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/gallery-these-people-are-wanted-by-marshals-california-law-enforcement" data-name="Wanted Gallery" class="sd-link">Wanted Gallery</a></li><li><a href="/news/back-to-school" data-name="Back to School " class="sd-link">Back to School </a></li><li><a href="/news/bottom-line" data-name="Bottom Line with Boris" class="sd-link">Bottom Line with Boris</a></li><li><a href="/weather/get-ready-kern" data-name="Get Ready Kern" class="sd-link">Get Ready Kern</a></li><li><a href="/news/army-strong" data-name="Army Strong" class="sd-link">Army Strong</a></li></ul></div><div data-name="Weather" data-id="45d088f4-95bb-40a5-bac2-049ee7ae891c" class="sd-subnav swiper-slide"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/weather/radar" data-name="Radar" class="sd-link">Radar</a></li><li><a href="/weather/maps" data-name="Maps" class="sd-link">Maps</a></li><li><a href="/weather/miles-video-blog" data-name="Miles' Video Blog" class="sd-link">Miles' Video Blog</a></li><li><a href="/weather/closings" data-name="School Delays" class="sd-link">School Delays</a></li><li><a href="/weather/cameras" data-name="Cameras" class="sd-link">Cameras</a></li></ul></div><div data-name="Sports" data-id="8411d4c4-05b2-4dd4-b1c8-1412b5f09156" class="sd-subnav swiper-slide"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/sports/hometown-sports" data-name="Hometown Sports" class="sd-link">Hometown Sports</a></li><li><a href="/sports/road-to-hometown-sports-2017" data-name="Road to Hometown Sports" class="sd-link">Road to Hometown Sports</a></li><li><a href="/sports/countdown-to-hometown-2017" data-name="Countdown To Hometown Sports" class="sd-link">Countdown To Hometown Sports</a></li><li><a href="/sports/hometown-sports-view-2017-high-school-football-magazine" data-name="2017 Hometown Sports Football Guide" class="sd-link">2017 Hometown Sports Football Guide</a></li><li><a href="/sports/scoreboard" data-name="Scoreboard" class="sd-link">Scoreboard</a></li></ul></div><div data-name="KBAK-CBS" data-id="f18fb3a4-f687-4ad9-876d-44f140476ceb" class="sd-subnav swiper-slide"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/station/cbs-player" data-name="CBS Player" class="sd-link">CBS Player</a></li><li><a href="/station/shows" data-name="Shows" class="sd-link">Shows</a></li><li><a href="/station/cbs-news-livefeed" data-name="CBS News Livefeed" class="sd-link">CBS News Livefeed</a></li><li><a href="/station/schedule" data-name="Schedule" class="sd-link">Schedule</a></li></ul></div><div data-name="FOX58" data-id="1360c71c-b03b-413c-8bb6-2211d838bee6" class="sd-subnav swiper-slide"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/fox58/schedule" data-name="Schedule" class="sd-link">Schedule</a></li><li><a href="/fox58/shows" data-name="Shows" class="sd-link">Shows</a></li></ul></div><div data-name="Features" data-id="9ead6c11-00a7-4b51-a9a1-84bc78356fee" class="sd-subnav swiper-slide"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/news/lifestyle-matters" data-name="Lifestyle Matters" class="sd-link">Lifestyle Matters</a></li><li><a href="/news/auto-matters" data-name="Auto Matters" class="sd-link">Auto Matters</a></li><li><a href="/sponsored/spotlight" data-name="Partner Spotlight" class="sd-link">Partner Spotlight</a></li><li><a href="/features/sinclair-cares" data-name="Sinclair Cares" class="sd-link">Sinclair Cares</a></li><li><a href="/sponsored/causewire" data-name="Content for a Cause" class="sd-link">Content for a Cause</a></li></ul></div><div data-name="Contact" data-id="07c9a90e-0462-4583-b713-ec68f4327ecd" class="sd-subnav swiper-slide"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/station/contact" data-name="Contact" class="sd-link">Contact</a></li><li><a href="/station/hold-us-accountable" data-name="Give Us A News Tip" class="sd-link">Give Us A News Tip</a></li><li><a href="/station/people" data-name="News Team " class="sd-link">News Team </a></li><li><a href="https://sbgtv-openhire.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobsearch&amp;byBusinessUnit=7" data-name="Careers" class="sd-link">Careers</a></li><li><a href="http://sbgi.net/scholarship/" data-name="Scholarships" class="sd-link">Scholarships</a></li></ul></div><div data-name="Contests" data-id="3c5c97c0-fe96-4c0f-bf29-7a77407862f3" class="sd-subnav swiper-slide"><ul class="clearfix"></ul></div><div data-name="Circa" data-id="bee7f76a-508f-4593-9e50-4eb98fe46b06" class="sd-subnav swiper-slide"><ul class="clearfix"></ul></div></div></div></div><div class="ie-all-nav-container"><nav class="navbar sd-header-nav desktop"><div class="sd-page-width"><div id="navbar"><div class="sd-livestream-notifier hidden desktop"><a href="/watch" class="watch-live watch-now">Watch<div class="sd-play-btn"></div></a></div><div class="main-nav-container"><div class="nav-container"><div id="ie-sd-nav" class="sd-nav clearfix"><div class="sd-nav-item"><a href="/" data-name="News" data-id="4610cd94-9f83-460a-9b92-d6918b837d5a" data-index="0" class="sd-link has-children">News</a><div data-name="News" data-id="4610cd94-9f83-460a-9b92-d6918b837d5a" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/news/local" data-name="Local" class="sd-link">Local</a></li><li><a href="/news/nation-world" data-name="Nation &amp; World" class="sd-link">Nation &amp; World</a></li><li><a href="/news/entertainment" data-name="Entertainment" class="sd-link">Entertainment</a></li><li><a href="/news/offbeat" data-name="Offbeat" class="sd-link">Offbeat</a></li><li><a href="/news/videos" data-name="Videos" class="sd-link">Videos</a></li><li><a href="/news/traffic" data-name="Traffic" class="sd-link">Traffic</a></li><li><a href="/news/health" data-name="Health" class="sd-link">Health</a></li><li><a href="/news/investigations" data-name="Investigations" class="sd-link">Investigations</a></li><li><a href="/news/connect-to-congress" data-name="Connect to Congress" class="sd-link">Connect to Congress</a></li><li><a href="/news/eyewitness-mornings" data-name="Eyewitness Mornings" class="sd-link">Eyewitness Mornings</a></li><li><a href="/news/nation-world/tracking-terror" data-name="Tracking Terror" class="sd-link">Tracking Terror</a></li><li><a href="/news/hooked-on-heroin" data-name="Hooked on Heroin" class="sd-link">Hooked on Heroin</a></li><li><a href="http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/gallery-these-people-are-wanted-by-marshals-california-law-enforcement" data-name="Wanted Gallery" class="sd-link">Wanted Gallery</a></li><li><a href="/news/back-to-school" data-name="Back to School " class="sd-link">Back to School </a></li><li><a href="/news/bottom-line" data-name="Bottom Line with Boris" class="sd-link">Bottom Line with Boris</a></li><li><a href="/weather/get-ready-kern" data-name="Get Ready Kern" class="sd-link">Get Ready Kern</a></li><li><a href="/news/army-strong" data-name="Army Strong" class="sd-link">Army Strong</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item"><a href="/weather" data-name="Weather" data-id="45d088f4-95bb-40a5-bac2-049ee7ae891c" data-index="1" class="sd-link has-children">Weather</a><div data-name="Weather" data-id="45d088f4-95bb-40a5-bac2-049ee7ae891c" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/weather/radar" data-name="Radar" class="sd-link">Radar</a></li><li><a href="/weather/maps" data-name="Maps" class="sd-link">Maps</a></li><li><a href="/weather/miles-video-blog" data-name="Miles' Video Blog" class="sd-link">Miles' Video Blog</a></li><li><a href="/weather/closings" data-name="School Delays" class="sd-link">School Delays</a></li><li><a href="/weather/cameras" data-name="Cameras" class="sd-link">Cameras</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item"><a href="/sports" data-name="Sports" data-id="8411d4c4-05b2-4dd4-b1c8-1412b5f09156" data-index="2" class="sd-link has-children">Sports</a><div data-name="Sports" data-id="8411d4c4-05b2-4dd4-b1c8-1412b5f09156" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/sports/hometown-sports" data-name="Hometown Sports" class="sd-link">Hometown Sports</a></li><li><a href="/sports/road-to-hometown-sports-2017" data-name="Road to Hometown Sports" class="sd-link">Road to Hometown Sports</a></li><li><a href="/sports/countdown-to-hometown-2017" data-name="Countdown To Hometown Sports" class="sd-link">Countdown To Hometown Sports</a></li><li><a href="/sports/hometown-sports-view-2017-high-school-football-magazine" data-name="2017 Hometown Sports Football Guide" class="sd-link">2017 Hometown Sports Football Guide</a></li><li><a href="/sports/scoreboard" data-name="Scoreboard" class="sd-link">Scoreboard</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item"><a href="/station" data-name="KBAK-CBS" data-id="f18fb3a4-f687-4ad9-876d-44f140476ceb" data-index="3" class="sd-link has-children">KBAK-CBS</a><div data-name="KBAK-CBS" data-id="f18fb3a4-f687-4ad9-876d-44f140476ceb" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/station/cbs-player" data-name="CBS Player" class="sd-link">CBS Player</a></li><li><a href="/station/shows" data-name="Shows" class="sd-link">Shows</a></li><li><a href="/station/cbs-news-livefeed" data-name="CBS News Livefeed" class="sd-link">CBS News Livefeed</a></li><li><a href="/station/schedule" data-name="Schedule" class="sd-link">Schedule</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item"><a href="/station" data-name="FOX58" data-id="1360c71c-b03b-413c-8bb6-2211d838bee6" data-index="4" class="sd-link has-children">FOX58</a><div data-name="FOX58" data-id="1360c71c-b03b-413c-8bb6-2211d838bee6" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/fox58/schedule" data-name="Schedule" class="sd-link">Schedule</a></li><li><a href="/fox58/shows" data-name="Shows" class="sd-link">Shows</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item"><a href="/" data-name="Features" data-id="9ead6c11-00a7-4b51-a9a1-84bc78356fee" data-index="5" class="sd-link has-children">Features</a><div data-name="Features" data-id="9ead6c11-00a7-4b51-a9a1-84bc78356fee" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/news/lifestyle-matters" data-name="Lifestyle Matters" class="sd-link">Lifestyle Matters</a></li><li><a href="/news/auto-matters" data-name="Auto Matters" class="sd-link">Auto Matters</a></li><li><a href="/sponsored/spotlight" data-name="Partner Spotlight" class="sd-link">Partner Spotlight</a></li><li><a href="/features/sinclair-cares" data-name="Sinclair Cares" class="sd-link">Sinclair Cares</a></li><li><a href="/sponsored/causewire" data-name="Content for a Cause" class="sd-link">Content for a Cause</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item"><a href="/" data-name="Contact" data-id="07c9a90e-0462-4583-b713-ec68f4327ecd" data-index="6" class="sd-link has-children">Contact</a><div data-name="Contact" data-id="07c9a90e-0462-4583-b713-ec68f4327ecd" class="sd-subnav"><ul class="clearfix"><li><a href="/station/contact" data-name="Contact" class="sd-link">Contact</a></li><li><a href="/station/hold-us-accountable" data-name="Give Us A News Tip" class="sd-link">Give Us A News Tip</a></li><li><a href="/station/people" data-name="News Team " class="sd-link">News Team </a></li><li><a href="https://sbgtv-openhire.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobsearch&amp;byBusinessUnit=7" data-name="Careers" class="sd-link">Careers</a></li><li><a href="http://sbgi.net/scholarship/" data-name="Scholarships" class="sd-link">Scholarships</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="sd-nav-item"><a href="/contests" data-name="Contests" data-id="3c5c97c0-fe96-4c0f-bf29-7a77407862f3" data-index="7" class="sd-link">Contests</a></div><div class="sd-nav-item"><a href="http://circa.com/" data-name="Circa" data-id="bee7f76a-508f-4593-9e50-4eb98fe46b06" data-index="8" class="sd-link">Circa</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></nav></div><script>sinclairDigital.dependencies.require(['Cookies'],[
        {
            key:'nav-default-v3-1',
            url: '//static-36.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/bakersfieldnow/compiled_js/component-nav-default-v3.min.js'
        }
    ]
)</script></div></div></div><div class='sd-alert-only'><div class='component-header-alerts-v3'><div data-component-relative="//static-10.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/type_news_v3/component/header/alerts/v3" class="sd-alert-main-container"><article class="clearfix sd-page-width"><div class="sd-alert-controls"><div class="sd-alert-indicators"></div><div id="sd-alert-close" class="sd-alert-close"><i class="ion-android-close"></i></div></div></article><div class="sd-alert-type-container"></div></div><script>sinclairDigital.alertWeather = {
    hasRadar: true,
    scriptid:'wxMap', 
    memberid:'1165', 
    mapid:'0191', 
    templateid:'0011',
    latitude:"35.320977",
    longitude:"-119.018687", 
    zoomLevel:"7" 
}
</script><script>sinclairDigital.dependencies.require(['Cookies'],[
    {
        key:'component-header-alerts-v3',
        url: '//static-13.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/bakersfieldnow/compiled_js/component-header-alerts-v3.min.js'
    }
])</script></div><div class=' ddb-align-center v2'><div class='sd-missing-component'>component-ddb-728x90-v1-01-desktop</div></div></div><div class='sd-news-header'><div class='sd-news-container'></div></div><div class='sd-news-nav'></div><div class='sd-news-page-container'><div class='sd-news-container hb-rendered sd-block active'><div class='sd-news-main-content-container'><div class='sd-news-main-title'><div class='component-ddb-728x90-v2 story-ddb-align-center position-1'><div id="ddb_728x90_pos_1_desktop" class="ddb_v3"></div><script type="text/javascript">if(typeof googletag != "undefined") {
    googletag.cmd.push(function() {
        googletag.display( 'ddb_728x90_pos_1_desktop' );
        googletag.pubads().refresh([ddb_728x90_pos_1_desktop]);
    });
}</script></div><div class='component-story-title-v1'><h1>BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams</h1></div></div><div class='sd-news-main-content'><div class='component-story-block_story_content-v1'><div data-url="/news/local/bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams" data-title="BBB warns against increase in national disaster scams" data-uuid="068875c0-9b94-4775-b885-fd5acaf6c06c" class="sd-news-story-container"><div class="component-ddb-1x1-v2 ddb-no-margin position-2"></div><div class="component-ddb-5x5-v2 ddb-no-margin position-1"></div><div class="sd-news-story-byline"><p class="sd-news-author">by Reyna Harvey, Eyewitness News</p><p data-date="1504247770000" class="sd-news-date"></p></div><div class="sd-news-story-hero-container"><div class="sd-news-story-hero ratio-container"><div id="main-video-068875c0-9b94-4775-b885-fd5acaf6c06c" data-file="https://content.uplynk.com/2e329b7f8c2d4b39857cb198ed9ac736.m3u8?tc=1&amp;exp=1518217661&amp;rn=2121628305&amp;ct=a&amp;cid=2e329b7f8c2d4b39857cb198ed9ac736&amp;sig=3ebfa38594ee50ed003e2f48be6a3417cfdab0941de3de504a29325c772898a9" data-mp4="" data-title="Harvey" data-image="//static-23.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg" data-zone="/4756/KBAK/Web/news/local" data-assetId="2e329b7f8c2d4b39857cb198ed9ac736" data-embedUrl="//bakersfieldnow.com/embed/news/local/bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams" class="player"><img src="//static-23.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/9b58ff23-7f6c-4368-937f-7cdcfc193d71-large16x9_AP17240827804486.jpg"/></div></div><div class="sd-news-story-caption"><p>A woman is helped by rescue personnel while being evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)</p></div></div><div class="sd-news-social-placeholder"><div class="sd-news-social-container"><button class="btn btn-default sd-news-social-btn clearfix sd-font-size"><span class="little-a">A</span>A</button><button class="btn btn-default sd-news-social-btn clearfix sd-facebook"><i class="ion-social-facebook"></i></button><button class="btn btn-default sd-news-social-btn clearfix sd-twitter"><i class="ion-social-twitter"></i><!--span.count tweet--></button><a href="mailto:?subject=A%20link%20for%20you&amp;body=You%20should%20read%20this!%0A%0Ahttp://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams" class="btn btn-default sd-news-social-btn clearfix sd-mail"><i class="ion-android-mail"></i></a></div></div><div class="sd-news-story-text"><span class="dateline">BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) —&nbsp;</span><p>Since Hurricane Harvey has destroyed homes and separated families, scammers have directed their attention to using the natural disaster to create fraudulent relief campaigns.</p><p>The <a  href="https://www.bbb.org/" target="_blank">Better Business Bureau</a> says the best way to make sure the organizations you are donating money to are legitimate is by making sure the organization is registered.</p><p>"Predators will pop up, because they know people are giving. ... We want to do the right thing. It is  unfortunate, but these predators take advantage of that," said Better Business Bureau  manager Connie Alarcon.</p><p>The Bureau warns against continuous scams in the weeks to follow.</p><p>"It's going to take months, its going to take years for these folks to get back on their feet. Until then, you are going to see a lot of those pop-up scams that originate from this that take advantage of these victims, and it is heartbreaking," said Alarcon.</p><p>For more information on how you can check the legitimacy of a business, you can visit <a  href="https://www.bbb.org/en/us/" target="_blank">bbb.org</a>.</p></div></div><div class="subcomponent-outstream_video_ad"><div id="outstreamVideoAdComponentWrapper"><div id="outstreamAdInnerContainer"></div><img id="outstreamAdCloseControlImg" src="data:image/png;base64,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" alt="close video ad"/><div id="outstreamAdMuteControls"><span id="outstreamAdMuteText">Unmute</span><img id="outstreamAdMuteButtonImg" src="data:image/png;base64,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" alt="toggle ad audio on off"/></div></div></div><div id="imgModal" class="modal fade"><div class="modal-dialog"><div class="modal-content"><div class="modal-body"><h2 id="sd-pop-up-title"></h2><div id="sd-pop-up-player"></div><div class="row"><button type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close" style="margin: 5px 5px -5px;" class="close">close<i class="fa fa-close"></i></button></div></div></div></div></div><script type="text/javascript" src="//imasdk.googleapis.com/js/sdkloader/ima3.js"></script><script>sinclairDigital.dependencies.require([],[
        {
            key:'infinite-block-story-content-v1-1',
            url: '//static-27.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/bakersfieldnow/compiled_js/component-story-block_story_content-v1.min.js'
        }
    ]
)</script></div><div class='component-custom-outbrain-v4 outbrain'><div data-src="http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams" data-widget-id="AR_14" data-ob-template="sinclair" class="OUTBRAIN"></div><script>sinclairDigital.dependencies.define([],function(){
    (function() {
      var s = document.createElement("script"), el = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];
      s.async = true;
      s.src ="https://widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js";
      el.parentNode.insertBefore(s, el); 
      }
    )();
},true);</script></div></div><div class='sd-news-main-sidebar'><div class='sd-news-main-sidebar-top'><div class='component-ddb-300x250-v2 ddb-align-center position-1'><div id="ddb_300x250_pos_1_desktop" class="ddb_v3"></div><script type="text/javascript">if(typeof googletag != "undefined") {
    googletag.cmd.push(function() {
        //- googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) {
        //-     //console.log('ENDED------->',event)
        //-     var ddb = document.getElementById('ddb_300x250_pos_1_desktop');
        //-     if (event.size[1] === 600) {
        //-         if(!event.isEmpty && ddb.indexOf('pos_1')>-1){
        //-             ddb.style.height = event.size[1] + 'px';
        //-         }
        //-     }
        //-     
        //-     
        //- });
        googletag.display( 'ddb_300x250_pos_1_desktop' );
        googletag.pubads().refresh([ddb_300x250_pos_1_desktop]);
    });
}</script></div></div><div class='sd-news-main-sidebar-middle'><div class='component-teaser-story_vertical_list-v1'><div class="sd-news-teaser-title"><h3>Trending</h3></div><div class="sd-news-teaser-list"><a id="sidebar_teaser-teaser-image-link-0" href="/news/local/police-kern-deputies-surround-bakersfield-internet-cafe-with-guns-drawn" class="media"><div class="media-left">1</div><div class="media-body"><span data-date="1518111946000" class="sd-news-updated">&nbsp;</span><h4 class="media-heading">Deputies, officers surround internet casino with guns drawn, but no armed man found</h4></div><div class="media-right"><img src="//static-17.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/7388e58c-b0d6-4700-b660-df3699bcefe9-small1x1_cafestandoff8Feb20182.JPG?1518111926574" alt="Deputies, officers surround internet casino with guns drawn, but no armed man found" class="media-object"/></div></a><a id="sidebar_teaser-teaser-image-link-1" href="/news/local/kern-county-judge-rules-against-same-sex-couple-suing-tastries-bakery" class="media"><div class="media-left">2</div><div class="media-body"><span data-date="1517891249000" class="sd-news-updated">&nbsp;</span><h4 class="media-heading">Kern County judge rules against state of California in case against Tastries Bakery</h4></div><div class="media-right"><img src="//static-39.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/a77b9a2e-8d2e-412f-ae0d-7ea3636ee1f3-small1x1_Tastries28Aug20172.jpg?1518130562725" alt="Kern County judge rules against state of California in case against Tastries Bakery" class="media-object"/></div></a><a id="sidebar_teaser-teaser-image-link-2" href="/news/local/the-husky-factor-breeders-keep-making-dog-doomed-to-land-in-shelter" class="media"><div class="media-left">3</div><div class="media-body"><span data-date="1518073021000" class="sd-news-updated">&nbsp;</span><h4 class="media-heading">The Husky factor: Breeders keep making dog doomed to land in shelter</h4></div><div class="media-right"><img src="//static-16.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/3bd8b6e7-9728-4554-9e17-3c7cedec5358-small1x1_husky7feb2018.jpg?1518126657201" alt="The Husky factor: Breeders keep making dog doomed to land in shelter" class="media-object"/></div></a><a id="sidebar_teaser-teaser-image-link-3" href="/news/local/rabobank-to-pay-369-million-in-money-laundering-case-02-08-2018" class="media"><div class="media-left">4</div><div class="media-body"><span data-date="1518094365000" class="sd-news-updated">&nbsp;</span><h4 class="media-heading">Rabobank to pay $369 million in money-laundering case</h4></div><div class="media-right"><img src="//static-25.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/973468a4-00b1-447f-9b55-f682c03512f4-small1x1_AP18038301186997.jpg?1518094278063" alt="Rabobank to pay $369 million in money-laundering case" class="media-object"/></div></a><a id="sidebar_teaser-teaser-image-link-4" href="/news/local/tehachapi-high-school-students-build-airplane" class="media"><div class="media-left">5</div><div class="media-body"><span data-date="1518078017000" class="sd-news-updated">&nbsp;</span><h4 class="media-heading">Tehachapi high school students build an airplane</h4></div><div class="media-right"><img src="//static-16.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/58862227-e6c9-4967-84f5-04e83fe180ac-small1x1_GARCIA_PLANES_0044_frame_126.jpg?1518126319068" alt="Tehachapi high school students build an airplane" class="media-object"/></div></a></div></div><div class='component-ddb-300x250-v2 ddb-align-center position-2'><div id="ddb_300x250_pos_2_desktop" class="ddb_v3"></div><script type="text/javascript">if(typeof googletag != "undefined") {
    googletag.cmd.push(function() {
        //- googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) {
        //-     //console.log('ENDED------->',event)
        //-     var ddb = document.getElementById('ddb_300x250_pos_2_desktop');
        //-     if (event.size[1] === 600) {
        //-         if(!event.isEmpty && ddb.indexOf('pos_1')>-1){
        //-             ddb.style.height = event.size[1] + 'px';
        //-         }
        //-     }
        //-     
        //-     
        //- });
        googletag.display( 'ddb_300x250_pos_2_desktop' );
        googletag.pubads().refresh([ddb_300x250_pos_2_desktop]);
    });
}</script></div></div><div class='sd-news-sidebar-footer'><div class='component-story-sidebar_footer-v1'><h3>DON'T MISS OUT</h3><h4>Stay Connected with KBAK</h4><ul class="sd-news-sidebar-social"><li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/eyewitness-news-bakersfieldnow/91093559934" target="_blank" class="btn btn-default sd-news-social-btn clearfix sd-facebook"><i class="ion-social-facebook"></i>Like</a><div class="count"></div></li><li><button class="btn btn-default sd-news-social-btn clearfix sd-twitter"><i class="ion-social-twitter"></i>Follow</button><div class="count"></div></li></ul><div class="sd-news-footer-copyright"><a href="/station/copyright">&copy;&nbsp;<span class="sidebar-copyright-year"></span>&nbsp;Sinclair Broadcast Group</a></div><div class="sd-news-footer-links"><a href="/station/terms">Terms</a><a href="/station/privacy">Privacy</a><a id="fcc" href="http://stations.fcc.gov/station-profile/">FCC Info</a><a href="/station/eeo">EEO</a></div><script>sinclairDigital.smallNav = {};
sinclairDigital.smallNav['1'] = {
    displayName:'Terms &amp; Conditions',
    nodePathUrl:'/station/terms'
}
sinclairDigital.smallNav['2'] = {
    displayName:'Copyright Notices',
    nodePathUrl:'/station/copyright'
}
sinclairDigital.smallNav['3'] = {
    displayName:'Privacy Policy',
    nodePathUrl:'/station/privacy'
}
sinclairDigital.smallNav['4'] = {
    displayName:'EEO Public File Report',
    nodePathUrl:'/station/eeo'
}
sinclairDigital.smallNav['5'] = {
    displayName:'KBAK FCC Info',
    nodePathUrl:'https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/tv-profile/kbak-tv'
}
sinclairDigital.smallNav['6'] = {
    displayName:'KBFX FCC Info',
    nodePathUrl:'https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/tv-profile/kbfx-cd'
}
sinclairDigital.smallNav['7'] = {
    displayName:'Public File Assistance',
    nodePathUrl:'/station/contact#fcccontact'
}
sinclairDigital.smallNav['8'] = {
    displayName:'Contact',
    nodePathUrl:'/station/contact'
}
sinclairDigital.smallNav['9'] = {
    displayName:'News Team',
    nodePathUrl:'/station/people'
}
sinclairDigital.smallNav['10'] = {
    displayName:'Careers',
    nodePathUrl:'https://sbgtv-openhire.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobsearch&amp;byBusinessUnit=7'
}
sinclairDigital.smallNav['11'] = {
    displayName:'Contests',
    nodePathUrl:'/contests'
}
</script><script>sinclairDigital.dependencies.define(['$'], function() {
    $('.sidebar-copyright-year').text(new Date().getFullYear());
},true);</script></div></div></div></div><div class='component-ddb-728x90-v2 story-ddb-align-center position-2'><div id="ddb_728x90_pos_2_desktop" class="ddb_v3"></div><script type="text/javascript">if(typeof googletag != "undefined") {
    googletag.cmd.push(function() {
        googletag.display( 'ddb_728x90_pos_2_desktop' );
        googletag.pubads().refresh([ddb_728x90_pos_2_desktop]);
    });
}</script></div><div class='component-teaser-story_gallery-v1'><div class="component-teaser-story_gallery-v1_wrapper"><div class="sd-dark-background "><div class="sd-full-width"><div class="sd-news-teaser-header"><h3><i class="ion-images"></i>News In Pictures</h3></div><ul class="teaser-list"><li class="teaser-list-item "><a href="/news/local/gallery/police-kern-deputies-surround-bakersfield-internet-cafe-with-guns-drawn"><div class="teaser-image"><!--img(src="//static-18.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/7388e58c-b0d6-4700-b660-df3699bcefe9-small16x9_cafestandoff8Feb20182.JPG?1518111926373", alt="Deputies, officers surround internet casino with guns drawn, but no armed man found")--><picture style="width: 100%" class="media-object"><source media="(min-width: 1360px)" srcset="//static-19.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/7388e58c-b0d6-4700-b660-df3699bcefe9-medium16x9_cafestandoff8Feb20182.JPG?1518111926696"/><source media="(min-width: 1025px)" srcset="//static-19.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/7388e58c-b0d6-4700-b660-df3699bcefe9-medium16x9_cafestandoff8Feb20182.JPG?1518111926696"/><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="//static-19.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/7388e58c-b0d6-4700-b660-df3699bcefe9-large36x25_cafestandoff8Feb20182.JPG?1518111926409"/><source media="(min-width: 10px)" srcset="//static-19.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/7388e58c-b0d6-4700-b660-df3699bcefe9-large36x25_cafestandoff8Feb20182.JPG?1518111926409"/><img src="//static-18.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/7388e58c-b0d6-4700-b660-df3699bcefe9-small16x9_cafestandoff8Feb20182.JPG?1518111926373" alt="Deputies, officers surround internet casino with guns drawn, but no armed man found"/></picture></div><div class="teaser-item-title">Deputies, officers surround internet casino with guns drawn, but no armed man found</div></a></li><li class="teaser-list-item "><a href="/news/entertainment/gallery/photos-madame-tussauds-unveils-the-1st-figure-of-tom-hardy"><div class="teaser-image"><!--img(src="//static-40.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/bff5fd2e-53b7-4e12-9ed6-4a19ecb796c5-small16x9_wenn33695371.jpg?1518091523391", alt="PHOTOS: Madame Tussaud’s unveils the 1st figure of Tom Hardy")--><picture style="width: 100%" class="media-object"><source media="(min-width: 1360px)" srcset="//static-41.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/bff5fd2e-53b7-4e12-9ed6-4a19ecb796c5-medium16x9_wenn33695371.jpg?1518091523746"/><source media="(min-width: 1025px)" srcset="//static-41.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/bff5fd2e-53b7-4e12-9ed6-4a19ecb796c5-medium16x9_wenn33695371.jpg?1518091523746"/><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="//static-33.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/bff5fd2e-53b7-4e12-9ed6-4a19ecb796c5-large36x25_wenn33695371.jpg?1518091523468"/><source media="(min-width: 10px)" srcset="//static-33.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/bff5fd2e-53b7-4e12-9ed6-4a19ecb796c5-large36x25_wenn33695371.jpg?1518091523468"/><img src="//static-40.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/bff5fd2e-53b7-4e12-9ed6-4a19ecb796c5-small16x9_wenn33695371.jpg?1518091523391" alt="PHOTOS: Madame Tussaud’s unveils the 1st figure of Tom Hardy"/></picture></div><div class="teaser-item-title">PHOTOS: Madame Tussaud’s unveils the 1st figure of Tom Hardy</div></a></li><li class="teaser-list-item "><a href="/news/offbeat/gallery/karma-exists-victim-of-porch-pirates-recalls-watching-video-of-their-bungled-getaway"><div class="teaser-image"><!--img(src="//static-11.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/a415a633-9da3-4d92-9c8d-8c3b04c0ed60-small16x9_e5c488d844734315ab5818da50a4eabflarge16x9_screen.jpg?1517881200439", alt="'Karma exists': Victim of 'porch pirates' recalls watching video of their bungled getaway")--><picture style="width: 100%" class="media-object"><source media="(min-width: 1360px)" srcset="//static-12.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/a415a633-9da3-4d92-9c8d-8c3b04c0ed60-medium16x9_e5c488d844734315ab5818da50a4eabflarge16x9_screen.jpg?1517881199592"/><source media="(min-width: 1025px)" srcset="//static-12.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/a415a633-9da3-4d92-9c8d-8c3b04c0ed60-medium16x9_e5c488d844734315ab5818da50a4eabflarge16x9_screen.jpg?1517881199592"/><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="//static-12.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/a415a633-9da3-4d92-9c8d-8c3b04c0ed60-large36x25_e5c488d844734315ab5818da50a4eabflarge16x9_screen.jpg?1517881199645"/><source media="(min-width: 10px)" srcset="//static-12.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/a415a633-9da3-4d92-9c8d-8c3b04c0ed60-large36x25_e5c488d844734315ab5818da50a4eabflarge16x9_screen.jpg?1517881199645"/><img src="//static-11.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/a415a633-9da3-4d92-9c8d-8c3b04c0ed60-small16x9_e5c488d844734315ab5818da50a4eabflarge16x9_screen.jpg?1517881200439" alt="'Karma exists': Victim of 'porch pirates' recalls watching video of their bungled getaway"/></picture></div><div class="teaser-item-title">'Karma exists': Victim of 'porch pirates' recalls watching video of their bungled getaway</div></a></li><li class="teaser-list-item "><a href="/news/local/gallery/search-is-on-for-8-year-old-girl-kidnapped-from-hanford-home-her-abductor"><div class="teaser-image"><!--img(src="//static-41.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/cdeb8fd7-c3ba-468e-a936-9b004215b52a-small16x9_photo0.jpg?1517885457495", alt="Man and mother of 8-year-old Hanford girl arrested, girl found safe")--><picture style="width: 100%" class="media-object"><source media="(min-width: 1360px)" srcset="//static-37.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/cdeb8fd7-c3ba-468e-a936-9b004215b52a-medium16x9_photo0.jpg?1517885457752"/><source media="(min-width: 1025px)" srcset="//static-37.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/cdeb8fd7-c3ba-468e-a936-9b004215b52a-medium16x9_photo0.jpg?1517885457752"/><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="//static-32.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/cdeb8fd7-c3ba-468e-a936-9b004215b52a-large36x25_photo0.jpg?1517885457476"/><source media="(min-width: 10px)" srcset="//static-32.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/cdeb8fd7-c3ba-468e-a936-9b004215b52a-large36x25_photo0.jpg?1517885457476"/><img src="//static-41.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/cdeb8fd7-c3ba-468e-a936-9b004215b52a-small16x9_photo0.jpg?1517885457495" alt="Man and mother of 8-year-old Hanford girl arrested, girl found safe"/></picture></div><div class="teaser-item-title">Man and mother of 8-year-old Hanford girl arrested, girl found safe</div></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class='component-story-infinite_block-v3'><script>sinclairDigital.dependencies.require(['moment','Handlebars.templates'],[
        {
            key:'story-content-infinite-scroll-v1-1',
            url: '//static-17.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/bakersfieldnow/compiled_js/component-story-infinite_block-v3.min.js'
        }
    ]
)</script></div><div class='component-story-footer-v1 sd-news-main-footer'><div class="sd-progress"><div class="sd-progress-bar"></div></div><div class="sd-news-container"><div class="row"><div class="col-xxs-24 col-md-12"><div class="sd-news-social-container"><a id="footerFacebook" data-label="Facebook" class="btn btn-default sd-news-social-btn clearfix sd-facebook"><i class="ion-social-facebook"></i><span class="action">Share</span><span class="count"></span></a><a id="footerTwitter" data-label="Twitter" class="btn btn-default sd-news-social-btn clearfix sd-twitter"><i class="ion-social-twitter"></i><span class="action">Tweet</span></a><a id="footerMail" href="mailto:?subject=A%20link%20for%20you&amp;body=You%20should%20read%20this!%0A%0Ahttp://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams" data-label="Mail" class="btn btn-default sd-news-social-btn clearfix sd-mail"><i class="ion-android-mail"></i></a><a id="footerTrending" data-label="Trending" class="btn btn-default sd-news-social-btn clearfix sd-trending-menu hidden-md hidden-lg hidden-xl"><i class="ion-navicon-round"></i></a></div></div><div class="col-xxs-12 hidden-xxs hidden-sm"><div id="sd-footer-story-title" class="sd-footer-story-title"></div></div></div></div><script src="//static-17.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/core/shared/jquery/jquery.min.js"></script><script>var isIe9orBelow = '';</script><script src="//static-26.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/core/shared/modernizr.min.js"></script><!--[if lte IE 9 ]><script src="//videobase.sinclairstoryline.com/js/CrossDomain.js"></script><script>var isIe9orBelow = 'isIe9orBelow';</script><![endif]--><script>var adsBlocked = true;
</script><script src="//static-17.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/core/shared/ads.js"></script><script>(function(w,d,s,l){
    var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],
    ww = window.innerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth  || document.body.clientWidth ;
    ww = ww < 728;
    c = l || ww?'sd-mobile '+isIe9orBelow:'sd-desktop '+isIe9orBelow;
    f.className += ' '+c;
})(window,document,'html','');   </script><script>function sdAData(opts){
    jQuery.ajax({
        url: opts.url,
        type: opts.type || 'PUT',
        contentType: opts.contentType || '',
        data: opts.data,
        success: function(data) {
            //-console.log('Analytics data reported');
        }
    });
}

sdDataOpts = {
    type: 'PUT',
    url:'/api/rest/analytics/page/rendered',
    data: '{"url":"' + window.location.href + '","storySlug":"bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams","storyIdentifier":"068875c0-9b94-4775-b885-fd5acaf6c06c","storyType":"story"}',
    contentType: 'application/json; charset=utf-8'
}
sdAData(sdDataOpts)
ga(function(tracker) {
    var clientId = tracker.get('clientId');
    gaByPass = {
        type: 'POST',
        url:'/api/rest/gaByPass/pageRendered',
        data: 'v=1&tid=UA-9711042-6&cid='+clientId+'&t=event&ec=Page&ea=AdBlock&el='+encodeURIComponent(location.pathname)+'&ev='+adsBlocked+'\n v=1&tid=UA-61722140-1&cid='+clientId+'&t=event&ec=bbb-warns-against-increase-in-national-disaster-scams&ea=AdBlock&el='+encodeURIComponent(location.pathname)+'&ev='+adsBlocked,
        contentType: 'text/plain'
    }
    if(sinclairDigital.adBlockCheck){
        sdAData(gaByPass)
    }
});
sinclairDigital.dependencies.require([],[
        {
            key:'social_apis-v1-1',
            url: '//static-34.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/assets/2018-02-15T00-31Z/bakersfieldnow/compiled_js/component-story-footer-v1.min.js'
        }
    ]
);

$('.component-story-footer-v1 a').click(function (e) {
    ga('send', 'event', {
        eventCategory: 'footerMenu',
        eventAction: 'click',
        eventLabel: $(e.currentTarget).data('label')
    });
});</script></div><div class='sd-news-mobile-sidebar'><div class='component-story-mobile_sidebar-v1'><div class="sd-mobile-shade"></div><div class="sd-news-mobile-sidebar-inner"><button type="button" aria-label="Close" class="close"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span></button><div class="sd-news-main-sidebar-middle"><div class="component-teaser-story_vertical_list-v1"><div class="sd-news-teaser-title"><h3>Trending</h3></div><div class="sd-news-teaser-list"><a id="mobile_sidebar-teaser-image-link-0" href="/news/local/police-kern-deputies-surround-bakersfield-internet-cafe-with-guns-drawn" class="media"><div class="media-left">1</div><div class="media-body"><span data-date="1518111946000" class="sd-news-updated"></span><h4 class="media-heading">Deputies, officers surround internet casino with guns drawn, but no armed man found</h4></div><div class="media-right"><img src="//static-17.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/7388e58c-b0d6-4700-b660-df3699bcefe9-small1x1_cafestandoff8Feb20182.JPG?1518111926574" alt="Deputies, officers surround internet casino with guns drawn, but no armed man found" class="media-object"/></div></a><a id="mobile_sidebar-teaser-image-link-1" href="/news/local/kern-county-judge-rules-against-same-sex-couple-suing-tastries-bakery" class="media"><div class="media-left">2</div><div class="media-body"><span data-date="1517891249000" class="sd-news-updated"></span><h4 class="media-heading">Kern County judge rules against state of California in case against Tastries Bakery</h4></div><div class="media-right"><img src="//static-39.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/a77b9a2e-8d2e-412f-ae0d-7ea3636ee1f3-small1x1_Tastries28Aug20172.jpg?1518130562725" alt="Kern County judge rules against state of California in case against Tastries Bakery" class="media-object"/></div></a><a id="mobile_sidebar-teaser-image-link-2" href="/news/local/the-husky-factor-breeders-keep-making-dog-doomed-to-land-in-shelter" class="media"><div class="media-left">3</div><div class="media-body"><span data-date="1518073021000" class="sd-news-updated"></span><h4 class="media-heading">The Husky factor: Breeders keep making dog doomed to land in shelter</h4></div><div class="media-right"><img src="//static-16.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/3bd8b6e7-9728-4554-9e17-3c7cedec5358-small1x1_husky7feb2018.jpg?1518126657201" alt="The Husky factor: Breeders keep making dog doomed to land in shelter" class="media-object"/></div></a><a id="mobile_sidebar-teaser-image-link-3" href="/news/local/rabobank-to-pay-369-million-in-money-laundering-case-02-08-2018" class="media"><div class="media-left">4</div><div class="media-body"><span data-date="1518094365000" class="sd-news-updated"></span><h4 class="media-heading">Rabobank to pay $369 million in money-laundering case</h4></div><div class="media-right"><img src="//static-25.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/973468a4-00b1-447f-9b55-f682c03512f4-small1x1_AP18038301186997.jpg?1518094278063" alt="Rabobank to pay $369 million in money-laundering case" class="media-object"/></div></a><a id="mobile_sidebar-teaser-image-link-4" href="/news/local/tehachapi-high-school-students-build-airplane" class="media"><div class="media-left">5</div><div class="media-body"><span data-date="1518078017000" class="sd-news-updated"></span><h4 class="media-heading">Tehachapi high school students build an airplane</h4></div><div class="media-right"><img src="//static-16.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/58862227-e6c9-4967-84f5-04e83fe180ac-small1x1_GARCIA_PLANES_0044_frame_126.jpg?1518126319068" alt="Tehachapi high school students build an airplane" class="media-object"/></div></a><div class="sd-news-mobile-sidebar-ddb"></div><a id="mobile_sidebar-teaser-image-link-5" href="/news/local/rabobank-to-pay-369-million-in-money-laundering-case" class="media"><div class="media-left">6</div><div class="media-body"><span data-date="1518042870000" class="sd-news-updated"></span><h4 class="media-heading">Rabobank to pay $369 million in money-laundering case</h4></div><div class="media-right"><img src="//static-25.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/76ca917c-3f36-458f-80ce-2ffc975f1f30-small1x1_AP18038301186997.jpg?1518042862640" alt="Rabobank to pay $369 million in money-laundering case" class="media-object"/></div></a><a id="mobile_sidebar-teaser-image-link-6" href="/news/local/chp-man-walking-along-hwy-99-hit-by-vehicle" class="media"><div class="media-left">7</div><div class="media-body"><span data-date="1518119275000" class="sd-news-updated"></span><h4 class="media-heading">CHP: Man walking along Hwy 99 hit by vehicle</h4></div><div class="media-right"><img src="//static-16.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/49003999-9529-436b-bf41-b21259cdee85-small1x1_Hwy99andHoughtonpedestrianhit8Feb2018.jpg?1518119802166" alt="CHP: Man walking along Hwy 99 hit by vehicle" class="media-object"/></div></a><a id="mobile_sidebar-teaser-image-link-7" href="/news/local/pawsitive-changes-dog-training-helps-prisoners-rehabilitate" class="media"><div class="media-left">8</div><div class="media-body"><span data-date="1518045388000" class="sd-news-updated"></span><h4 class="media-heading">&quot;Pawsitive Changes&quot;: Dog training helps prisoners rehabilitate </h4></div><div class="media-right"><img src="//static-18.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/f7e68272-da0e-4bd9-9a66-9b99ca018043-small1x1_IMG_11791.JPG?1517957744747" alt="&quot;Pawsitive Changes&quot;: Dog training helps prisoners rehabilitate " class="media-object"/></div></a><a id="mobile_sidebar-teaser-image-link-8" href="/news/local/lerdo-jail-placed-on-lockdown-following-late-night-riot" class="media"><div class="media-left">9</div><div class="media-body"><span data-date="1518021051000" class="sd-news-updated"></span><h4 class="media-heading">Lerdo Jail placed on lockdown following fight involving more than 100 inmates</h4></div><div class="media-right"><img src="//static-41.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/729c769b-dfb0-45e2-b4e2-066fd4165938-small1x1_Lerdojail.jpg?1518121077209" alt="Lerdo Jail placed on lockdown following fight involving more than 100 inmates" class="media-object"/></div></a><a id="mobile_sidebar-teaser-image-link-9" href="/news/local/looking-for-work-annual-jobfest-series-underway-in-kern-county" class="media"><div class="media-left">10</div><div class="media-body"><span data-date="1518122876000" class="sd-news-updated"></span><h4 class="media-heading">Looking for work? Annual JobFest series underway in Kern County</h4></div><div class="media-right"><img src="/resources/defaults/kbak/small1x1.jpg" alt="Looking for work? Annual JobFest series underway in Kern County" class="media-object"/></div></a></div></div></div></div><script>//THIS IS THE LAST COMPONENT ON THE PAGE
sinclairDigital.dependencies.load();</script></div></div></body></html>