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10/16/2009

BBB Warns of New Phishing E-mail Posing as BBB Complaint Confirmation

Better Business Bureau is alerting consumers and businesses about a new phishing attack that resembles an e-mail confirmation claiming the recipient has filed a complaint with BBB about a business. The malicious e-mails first came to the attention of BBB on Thursday, October 15.

09/10/2009

Better Business Bureau Warns about iJango, Possible Pyramid Scheme

The BBB issues this warning about an internet company, iJango, a new business that alleges you can make money by multi-level marketing the Internet.

08/27/2009

BBB Alert! Brimley Financial Group is an advanced fee loan scam

The BBB is warning consumers to be wary of an online loan company, Brimley Financial Group, an advanced fee loan scam that illegally requires consumers to wire fees upfront.

08/20/2009

Calls to BBB Flood in on Two New Auto Auction Websites

BBB warning on latest scam - websites that claim to offer reposessed cars at bargain prices and ask consumers to wire money in advance.

08/04/2009

Phony Debt Collectors Calling Consumers Nationwide

07/06/2009

Secret Shopper Scam Uses Manpower Name to Net Victims

05/06/2009

BBB Alert! Be careful of ACT/SAT test prep services

Parents of high students who are planning to take the SAT and ACT college admissions tests are being misled by one test preparation service, according to complaints to the Better Business Bureau. Complaints allege misleading telephone sales and difficulties with refunds for test preparation materials offered by The SAT and ACT Prep Center, Coppell, TX. Due to the nature of the complaints and the lack of response from the company to the complaints, the BBB serving Dallas and Northeast Texas has referred information on the business to the Texas Attorney General’s office.

04/28/2009

BBB Warns Against Swine Flu Scams

04/20/2009

BBB Alert: Habitat for Humanity name used in work-at-home scam

03/18/2009

Beware of Locksmith Rip Offs

12/16/2008

Home Supply Cooperative Racking Up Complaints with BBB

BBB Alert! More than 100 consumers have complained to the BBB about this Wausau furniture store.

12/11/2008

Scam Electronics Websites Require Money Wire Transfer Upfront

12/04/2008

Cyber Criminals Pose as FedEx & UPS to Trick Consumers this Holiday Season

The BBB is warning consumers that the email they just received from Federal Express, UPS or Wal-Mart regarding delivery of their holiday merchandise might really be a phishing scam.

10/06/2008

BBB Alert: Wisconsin Grandmother Loses $15K to Telephone Scam

The Better Business Bureau is warning seniors about a recent telephone scam where con artists call and pretend to be their grandchildren.

07/08/2008

BBB Receives Thousands of Complaints on Mysterious Credit Card Charges

More than 1,800 consumers nationwide, including 49 from Wisconsin, have complained about New Jersey-based Affion Group.