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09/03/2009
Council of Better Business Bureaus announces new C.E.O.
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08/12/2009
Most people are pretty aware of the latest scams. You might find it interesting to have your co-workers and family members take our short quiz to see how up-to-date they are on today’s latest scams.
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08/06/2009
Better Business Bureau is issuing a national alert today about phony debt collectors that are calling consumers nationwide and claiming that they have defaulted on a payday loan and will be arrested if they don’t pay immediately. Claiming to be lawyers, the scammers say they are with the “Financial Accountability Association” or the “Federal Legislation of Unsecured Loans” and are equipped with a disconcerting amount of personal information about their potential victims.
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07/17/2009
While businesses find it increasingly more difficult to qualify for loans and lines of credits, small business owners are resorting to applying for loans from behind the façade of shelf corporations. Better Business Bureau is advising small business owners that, as tempting as these schemes sound, using a shelf company in order to misrepresent your credit worthiness to a bank could be considered loan fraud.
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06/22/2009
Better Business Bureaus across the country are receiving reports of a new scam on Craigslist that deceives buyers by falsely claiming BBB accreditation and participation in a phony buyer’s protection program.
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06/04/2009
BBB Welcomes May Accredited Businesses and Charities.
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04/30/2009
BBB Welcomes April Accredited Businesses and Charities.
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04/17/2009
Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson has issued a consumer alert to warn Ohioans about a potential insurance scam. According to reports from other states, people posing as insurance agents are approaching seniors and attempting to sell them fake annuities.
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03/30/2009
BBB Welcoms March Accredited Businesses and Charities
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03/27/2009
ABC News '20/20' mentions BBB in their "Foreclosure Gone Wrong" segment involving a loan modification company and loan renegotiation schemes.
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03/13/2009
The way consumer credit scores are calculated has changed. The Fair Isaac Corp. – creator of the FICO score – announced on January 29 that their new scoring model for determining credit scores, dubbed FICO 08, has been instituted and Better Business Bureau offers advice to consumers on how their credit score might change and what they can do to maintain a healthy credit rating.
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03/04/2009
BBB Welcomes February Accredited Businesses and Charities.
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02/19/2009
Don’t fall victim to big puppy dog eyes when seeking that special dog for you or your family while shopping online. As with the complaint we received about Dominion Pupz, he found out they were glad to take his money but not ship his puppy. This individual ordered a puppy online with Dominion Pupz which required a $500 down payment be wired to them before shipping puppy.
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02/17/2009
Better Business Bureau is warning job hunters to beware of opportunities to work from home processing rebates. While the job offer may claim that people can earn up to a thousand dollars a day without leaving the comfort of their home, BBB has received hundreds of complaints from victims nationwide who never earned a dime and were, in fact, ripped off for hundreds of dollars in upfront fees.
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02/12/2009
According to an annual report released today by Better Business Bureau, consumers filed 891,540 complaints against North American businesses in 2008, reflecting a seven percent increase over the previous year.
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