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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.

01/24/2012

BBB Media Release - Multiple Scams Targets Edmonton Businesses

BBB is advising businesses to be on the lookout for the return of an old scam. The Yellow Page scam uses similar marketing to the actual Yellow Pages to dupe consumers into paying for advertising they never ordered.

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.

01/11/2012

BBB Advises Contractors To Avoid Firms That Charge $99 Advance Fee For Job Leads

The BBB is urging contractors to be alert for telephone solicitors trying to convince them to sign up for an online program offering free job leads.

01/10/2012

BBB Warns Consumers About Puzzle Contests From Opportunities Unlimited Publications Of Kansas City

The BBB is warning consumers to be cautious when entering puzzle contests sponsored by Opportunities Unlimited Publications Inc. of North Kansas City, Mo.

01/09/2012

Bogus Mystery Shopping Firms Surface

The BBB of Minnesota and North Dakota has determined two seemingly related mystery shopping firms claiming Minnesota addresses have popped up in recent days. Both are fraudulent entities.

12/19/2011

Customers Tell BBB: 'Free' Face Cream Offer From Radialabs Led To Unexpected Charges

Radialabs, a company that touts its wrinkle-reducing face cream as “the fountain of youth in a bottle,” has left disgruntled customers across Missouri, Illinois and the nation, the BBB warns.

12/12/2011

Mystery Shopping offer a Scam

The BBB of Minnesota and North Dakota has been notified of a company called Viewpoint Inc, which claims to employ mystery shoppers. However, their claims do not add up and consumers should be aware!

12/09/2011

Amazon.com Email Scam Hits Montana

Our Better Business Bureau has been alerted about a scam circulating in Helena, MT regarding a fake shipment from Amazon.com.

12/07/2011

Texas Gold Dealer Agrees To Refund $5 Million; BBB Issued Alert On Firm In March

U.S. Money Reserve of Austin, Texas has agreed to pay $5 million in restitution to customers as part of a settlement with the Texas attorney general. The BBB issued an alert on the firm in March.

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.

12/05/2011

Bogus Charity Appears To Be Duping Missourians Seeking Utility, Housing Assistance, BBB Warns

The BBB is warning St. Louis area residents to be alert for what appears to be a utility, rent and mortgage assistance scam operating in the St. Louis region.

12/02/2011

BBB Name Used To Scam Consumers In Believing They Have Won With Publisher's Clearing House

BBB issues alert regarding the use of the Better Business Bureau name and Publisher’s Clearing House.

11/17/2011

BBB Alert: Haberstroh Insurance Agency, Senior Health Group Use Misleading Tactics To Sell To Seniors

A Missouri insurance agency appears to be using questionable Medicare mailings to sidestep the state’s no-call law and get its salespeople into the homes of senior citizens, the BBB warns.

11/16/2011

BBB Cites Arthur Middleton Capital Holdings For Deceptive National Advertisements

The St. Louis Better Business Bureau (BBB) has raised concerns about misleading advertisements by Arthur Middleton Capital Holdings and its affiliates in Canton, Ohio.


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