http://wisconsin.bbb.org/WWWRoot//SitePage.aspx?site=28&id=a824b759-3137-43b5-aedf-a38056bcce73&debug=False 10 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT Military Charities: Is it a Sting or the Real Thing? http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/detect-sales-disguised-as-charity-donation-requests-37989 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT Better Business Bureau arms consumers and business owners with suggestions on how to support veterans and military service members this Veterans Day: Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/11-ways-to-help-veterans-on-11-11-11-30611 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT If you’re struggling either to sell a house or to qualify for a home mortgage, a lease-option or rent-to-own deal may sound tempting. In theory, both sides win. But is this deal too good to be true? http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/is-rent-to-own-a-scam-27974 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced the results of Operation Broken Trust, organized the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to target investment fraud, according to a FBI press release. http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/operation-broken-trust-results-released-24160 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT Members of the military are no strangers to offering up their social security number.However, this practice subjects military members to an increased threat of identity theft. http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/military-members-at-risk-for-identity-theft-24146 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT A new web-portal aimed at helping veterans, reserve-component members, their families and wounded warriors land jobs was recently launched, reports the Department of Defense. http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/department-of-defense-launches-new-military-employment-web-portal-23650 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT The Department of Justice recently announced that it filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. It challenges rules that credit card companies such as American Express, MasterCard and Visa have instituted that prevent merchants from offering consumer discounts, rewards and information about card costs, ultimately resulting in consumers paying for more of their purchases. http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/department-of-justice-files-lawsult-against-credit-card-companies-22605 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT The Orlando Sentinel reported in a recent article about a global identity theft scheme that used stolen corporate information to scam hundreds of thousands of job hunters. http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/identity-theft-scam-targets-job-hunters-22503 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT The housing market in the United States may not be thriving, but business is booming for foreclosure rescue and loan modification scammers. http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/foreclosure-rescue-scams-are-going-strong-22214 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT If you moved and were unable to sell or rent out your house, you may be surprised to find that your homeowner’s insurance could stop covering it if it sits vacant for too long. http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/your-vacant-home-may-not-be-insured-21705 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT More changes to the rules for credit card companies are on the way, effective August 22nd. These changes will affect penalty fees and rate increases on your credit card account. http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/watch-out-for-new-credit-card-rules-21658 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT The Federal Trade Commission has permanently halted the operations of Canadian con artists who allegedly posed as domain name registrars and convinced thousands of U.S. consumers, small businesses and non-profit organizations to pay bogus bills by leading them to believe they would lose their Web site addresses unless they paid. http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/ftc-halts-cross-border-domain-name-registration-scam-21516 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT A key lawmaker behind the creation of a monthly $500 stop-loss allowance says the Defense Department may not be doing enough to try to locate separated service members who are now on the brink of losing the right to apply for the money. http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/100k-eligible-troops-could-miss-stop-loss-pay-21407 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT New Federal Trade Commission settlements banned eight marketers from selling mortgage modification or foreclosure relief services. http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/ftc-settlement-bans-deceptive-mortgage-sellers--21135 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT Getting out of the military soon? Thinking of applying for a job with the United Nations (UN) using the skills you picked up during your deployments? If so, beware of fake job offers from scammers posing as UN employees. http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/beware-of-un-job-scams-21011 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT On July 1st, new rules went into effect concerning overdrafts on debit or ATM cards. The change gives consumers the ability to choose what happens when you make a charge and don’t have enough money in the account. http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/new-overdraft-rules-for-debit-and-atm-cards-21009 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT Have you gotten a forwarded email that says all cell phone numbers are going to go public and you will be spammed by unwanted sales calls? Actually, it’s not going to happen. http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/your-cell-number-is-not-going-public-21014 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT 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. http://wisconsin.bbb.org/article/new-lottery-scam-fraudulently-claims-to-be-from-better-business-bureau-15007