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01/24/2012
The BBB advises consumers to avoid doing business with Missouri-based Bureau of Prescription Health, which charges consumers $10 per prescription to help them apply for free or low-cost medications.
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12/27/2011
December is the time for family, travel, food and fun. However, for businesses it is a great time to evaluate 2011 successes, and determine business needs for the upcoming year.
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12/07/2011
Knowing what to buy someone can be a tricky undertaking when doing your holiday shopping. And sometimes you don’t always get the right thing. But surprisingly, a BBB survey conducted by Kelton Research found nearly one-third of adult consumers don’t carefully read return and exchange policies when making a purchase in a store or retail outlet. We encourage shoppers to carefully read and make sure they understand any and all policies that come with their purchase. Just a minute or two can save them a lot of time, hassle and money.
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12/07/2011
The Better Business Bureau is alerting businesses and consumers of potential harm from a scam email that is purporting to be from a bbb.org email address about a recently filed complaint.
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12/01/2011
When you can’t take your pet with you, finding a kennel or pet care service you can trust is paramount. The Better Business Bureau created a checklist to help owners choose a reliable home-away-from-home for their pets.
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12/01/2011
Better Business Bureau is offering a checklist for homeowners to safely prepare their homes for the cold winter months, and perhaps save a few dollars in the process.
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11/22/2011
Use our Holiday Budget Planner, created for BBB by Clearpoint Credit Counseling, to keep track of your seasonal expenses this year
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11/17/2011
With the season's busiest shopping days ahead, Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington gives buyers the top tips for holiday spending.
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10/13/2011
The BBB is warning donors to be wary of The Breast Cancer Society, a charity that uses most of its cash to pay fundraisers’ fees, employee salaries and other administrative costs.
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10/12/2011
BBB announced the release of the official BBB Search app, a convenient, mobile solution for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The app was approved by the Apple Store and is available for download as of today.
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10/07/2011
"You are required to pay a total sum of $1,995 for the government tax. This amount is to be paid through Western Union. When the winning is processed, you will receive your final check a lump sum payment of $245,005. You are advised to contact your claim agent for further clarification."
A local consumer received these instructions in her notification that she had won a lottery operated from England. The bad grammar indicates it actually came from a country where English is not the first language. Accompanying the letter was a check drawn on Bank of America for $4,995. Her claim agent would advise her to deposit the check and wire the money somewhere to pay the taxes and insurance on her winnings. Of course, the check wasn't really drawn on Bank of America and would ultimately bounce, leaving her on the hook for the money she wired.
You may wonder how anybody could fall for this scam or any of the many others that include fake checks as a component. The crooks are business people, ho
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09/14/2011
Over the past three years, thousands of consumers have contacted BBB for help receiving refunds from Edmonton-area internet marketer, Jesse Willms. Back in April, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) br
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08/25/2011
Technology evolves at lightning speed. As soon as we buy a new computer, it’s obsolete. There is a new operating system every week, and we are eating Facebook’s dust on a regular basis.
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08/24/2011
"Grant Writer" Takes Money Complaints for Granted
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08/02/2011
BBB cautions consumers to watch out for a website that is falsely charging for BBB complaint resolution services. OnlineBusinessScams.com charges consumers an upfront fee of $1500 to $2000 for assistance in collecting money owed from businesses only to forward consumers’ complaints to BBB.
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