Posts Tagged ‘Better-Business-Bureau’

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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning the public about false emails asking people to register for a CDC-sponsored mandatory vaccination program.Â
“Users that click on the email are at risk of having malicious code installed on their system,” according to the CDC announcement.
The fraudulent e-mails claim to be from the U.S. Centers for [...]

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 [...]