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01/24/2012

BBB Alert: Bureau Of Prescription Health, Free Medicine Foundation Charge For 'Free' Services

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.

12/27/2011

BBB Offers End of Year Checklist to Help Start 2012

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.

12/07/2011

BBB Alert: Phishing Attack Using BBB Name Strikes Again

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.

10/13/2011

BBB Alert: Cancer Patients Get Pennies Of Each Dollar Donated To Breast Cancer Society

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.

10/12/2011

BBB iPhone App Now Available

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.

08/24/2011

Don't Give in to this Grant Company

"Grant Writer" Takes Money Complaints for Granted

07/14/2011

Council of Better Business Bureaus Announces Groundbreaking Agreement on Child-Directed Food Advertising

The Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI)announced a groundbreaking agreement that will change the landscape of what is advertised to kids by the nation’s largest food and beverage companies.

05/16/2011

BBB and AMSA Offer Advice on Avoiding Moving Scams this Summer

Following a few simple rules when selecting a mover will go a long way toward protecting yourself, according to Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the American Moving & Storage Association (AMSA).

05/10/2011

BBB’s “Secure Your ID” Day Shreds Nearly a Million Pounds of Materials Across the Nation

Nearly 13,000 vehicles descended on 53 sites across the U.S. Saturday, April 16, all filled with documents to be shredded free of charge during Better Business Bureau’s seventh “Secure Your ID” Day event.

04/19/2011

Licensed, Bonded and Insured. Oh Really?

When selecting a business to work around your home you are always told to make sure the business is licensed, bonded and insured. Here is what BBB found out.

04/07/2011

BBB Warns of Phishing Email Received from Epsilon Data Breach

Just days after millions of customers' email addresses were stolen in one of the largest data breaches in U.S. history, the Better Business Bureau is seeing one of the first Epsilon data breach phishing scams.

03/30/2011

Direct E-Cig 'Free' Offer For Smokeless Cigarettes Turned Into A Real Drag, Consumers Tell BBB

Consumers who tried to take advantage of 'free' Internet offers for smokeless cigarettes from Direct E-Cig say they were burned by unexpected charges that totaled $100 or more, the BBB warns.

03/14/2011

Donor Alert: Giving to Pacific Tsunami and Japanese Earthquake Victims

Be Sure Disaster Relief Charities are Legit and Equipped to Help

12/06/2010

BBB Urges Consumers To Check Fine Print On Gift Cards

A gift card may sound like a good alternative to cash or an unwanted present. But many cards still come with fees and other restrictions that can erode their value, the BBB warns.

11/23/2010

National Campaign Succeeds in Protecting Thousands Against Identity Theft

The recent 2010 Protect Your Identity Week (PYIW) campaign hosted by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) and the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) protected tens of thousands of consumers against identity theft.


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