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12/07/2011

ALERT Malicious Complaint Email Claiming It’s From BBB

Better Business Bureau is issuing an urgent SCAM alert cautioning businesses and consumers about an email that is purporting to be from a bbb.org email address about a recently filed complaint.

11/21/2011

BBB is NOT sending the email!

BBB of Utah is warning businesses and consumers regarding an email which is made to appear as if it was sent by BBB of Utah. This email contains an attachment regarding a complaint. The email is a fake. Please do not open any attachments and disregard this email. The email is fraudulent and does not originate from BBB. The email attachment may contain malicious content and should be deleted from your computer immediately. Please note that BBB does not send complaints as attachments via email and strongly advises you to be careful when opening attachments even if you know the sender. The BBB is working diligently to shutdown the malicious activity and will continue to do so until the threat is contained.

08/02/2011

Watch Out for False Promises from OnlineBusinessScams.com

BBB cautions consumers to watch out for OnlineBusinessScams.com, a website that is falsely charging for BBB complaint resolution services.

07/21/2011

Scam Alert: BBB Warns of an Email Phishing Scam

The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about a new email scam designed to steal your money. Be on the lookout for an email claiming to be from someone you know who is stuck in another country. They are asking you to give them a loan to pay for their hotel bills and airfare home and request that you respond via email.

06/28/2011

BBB Logged Hundreds Of Complaints About Auto Warranty Firms In Last Year

Consumers continue to tell the BBB they feel tricked by the auto service contract industry's misleading advertising or duped into spending thousands of dollars for contracts with little or no value.

06/10/2011

Scammers Offering Cheap Home Exercise Equipment - Don't Buy It!

The BBB of Minnesota and North Dakota has noticed a pattern of scammers offering cheap home exercise equipment on Craigslist and then failing to deliver. Here's what to watch out for!

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.

03/17/2011

Consumers Say Capital Debt Management Took Thousands, Failed To Help Reduce Mortgage Payments

Capital Debt Management of St. Peters is the focus of new complaints that the company convinced customers to pay thousands to help lower mortgage payments but did little or nothing to help them.

02/04/2011

Consumer Fraud Task Force Urges Consumers To Be Wary Of Firms Promising To Reduce Tax Debt

The Consumer Fraud Task Force is warning consumers to be wary of any company that claims it can reduce tax debt in exchange for advance fees.

01/06/2011

Auto Service Contract Seller Stop Repair Bills Leaves Trail Of Unhappy Customers, BBB Warns

A year after the collapse of US Fidelis, the nation’s largest seller of extended auto service contracts, the BBB advises customers to remain extremely skeptical of any company marketing similar after-market contracts.

12/02/2010

BBB Calls World Reserve Monetary Exchange Ads Offering Free $2 Bills Misleading

Consumers hoping to cash in on an advertised offer of “absolutely free” $2 bills may end up frustrated and disappointed, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns.

09/27/2010

Consumers Say iRenew Bracelet Did Nothing For Their Health

Consumers say that an “energy-balancing” bracelet widely advertised as an aid to improved flexibility, balance and strength has done nothing to improve their health.

08/06/2010

Thieves Stole Columbia Firm's Name, Address In Mystery Shopper Scam, BBB Warns

Identity thieves, apparently based in Canada, stole the name and address of a Columbia, Mo., business for a mystery shopping scheme designed to steal money from unsuspecting consumers.

06/15/2010

Two New Work-at-Home Re-Shipping Scams

Two BBBs have recently issued warnings about work-at-home scams offering work that involves shipping packages overseas.

06/10/2010

Internet Scam Uses Local Auto Dealer's Name

The Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South is warning consumers that an internet car sales scam using the website www.americautosales.com is falsely using the name and address of a local BBB Accredited car dealer in an attempt to defraud the public.


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