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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.

01/23/2012

Watch Out for New Wave of Fake BBB.org Emails

Businesses and consumers across the country have been hit by an on-going email scam that appears to be from a bbb.org address. Now, a new wave of fake BBB emails is using a different strategy to scam recipients into downloading a virus.

12/29/2011

BBB Study: Debt Collection Industry Thrives, Complaints Soar

A BBB study shows that debt collectors are buying up billions of dollars in discharged debt and seeking to collect on the face value from consumers.

07/20/2011

Debit Card Scam

Consumers across the country are reporting receiving fraudulent phone calls at all hours of the day and night concerning their debit cards. Your Better Business Bureau (BBB) is alerting consumers not to fall for this new voice based phishing scam.

04/21/2011

Consumer Fraud Task Force Warns: Online Payday Loans Can Trap Consumers In Cycle Of Debt, Despair

The Consumer Fraud Task Force warns that online payday loans can trap consumers in the same cycle of debt and despair as brick-and-mortar lenders but with less protection from regulators.

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.

05/25/2010

Illinois Man Lost $10,000 In eBay-Related Scam; BBB Urges Caution

Three months after a Glen Carbon, Ill., man lost nearly $10,000 in an Internet scam, he is warning others to be extremely cautious when buying on eBay, the popular auction site.

02/01/2010

New Lottery Scam Fraudulently Claims to Be From Better Business Bureau

BBB warns that a new scam is fraudulently using the organization’s name in order to steal tens of thousands of dollars from victims who are led to believe they have won a lottery.

01/28/2010

BBB Warns Senior Citizens About Sweepstakes Linked To Merchandise Offers

The BBB is warning senior citizens and other consumers to be wary of sweepstakes and other contests that link the chances of winning to the purchase of merchandise.

01/05/2010

BBB Warns That Peel Inc. Has 1,300 Complaints In A Year

The BBB warns consumers that Peel, Inc., of Evanston, Ill., an operator of multiple websites, has sparked 1,300 complaints in the last year from consumers nationwide.

10/20/2009

BBB Warns That Wholesale Chinese Websites Fail To Deliver Goods

Bargain hunters who ordered wholesale electronics and clothing from Chinese Internet sites say they never received the items they ordered, the BBB warns.

09/08/2009

Better Business Bureau Warns about iJango, Possible Pyramid Scheme

A new money making opportunity that claims to “Multi-level market the Internet” could be nothing more than a pyramid scheme warns Better Business Bureau.

04/28/2009

BBB Warns Against Swine Flu Scams

Scammers are creating their own epidemic of spam e-mails

02/04/2009

BBB& Florence Fire Marshall Issue Warning

A number of Shoals area businesses have contacted the Fire Marshall after they were approached by a company to perform inspections on their commercial fire extinguishers and related equipment on multiple occasions in a short period of time.

09/29/2008

Is your caller ID lying to you?

A lot of people use caller ID as a convenience to screen for unwanted calls. Some have used it for years to avoid telemarketers, and some use it for their own personal safety.


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