Posts Tagged ‘BBB’

The Better Business Bureau has come up with 10 ways to help consumers protect themselves from the growing problem of identity theft:
1. Don’t fall for phishing e-mails.
Phishing is when con artists use e-mail or phone calls to pose as a trustworthy organization in order to coerce sensitive information from victims. Phishing e-mails can look legitimate [...]

The FBI and Better Business Bureau Wednesday put out a warning to exercise caution before donating to organizations claiming to be charities that will send financial assistance to Haiti.
“Apply a critical eye,” said the FBI in a statement, and do “due diligence before responding to those requests.”
“Be cautious about online giving, especially in response to [...]

The Better Business Bureau released a list of last years top consumer scams:

Acai Supplements and other “free” trial offers - Ads offering trial offers for teeth whiteners, acai anti-aging pills, and other miracle supplements blanketed the Internet, including trusted Web sites of national news organizations. The marketing campaigns often falsely claimed an endorsement by celebrities [...]

The Better Business Bureau says phony debt collectors are telephoning consumers across the nation and frightening them with claims about defaults on payday loans.  The scammers claim to be lawyers affiliated with either the “Financial Accountability Association” or the “Federal Legislation of Unsecured Loans.”  They tell the victims to send money by wire to avoid [...]

The Better Business Bureau is warning that information circulating about a federal credit available to car buyers who trade in low-mileage vehicles for more-fuel efficient ones is false and is coming from con artists.
The real program is called the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS).  The organization said fraudsters are using catchy names and trying to lure consumers [...]

The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers across the country of a new scam on Craigslist that deceives buyers by falsely claiming BBB accreditation and participation in a phony buyers protection program.
The BBB said there is no such thing as a BBB Purchase Protection Program and any online seller claiming participation in this program is [...]

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) said census workers are easy to identify. They will have a badge, a handheld device, a Census Bureau canvas bag and a confidentiality notice. The BBB strongly advises to ask for identification and to see their badge before answering questions.
The Census Bureau said its workforce will either walk or drive [...]

The number of fraudulent loan scams targeting small business owners is increasing as more people are seeking alternative financing sources.  The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Better Business Bureau (BBB) have issued warnings about advance-fee loan scams. “Business owners receive unsolicited emails or phone calls from individuals promising to help secure financing in exchange [...]