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02/11/2013
National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is March 3-9, and government organizations and nonprofits across the country are offering consumers a wealth of tips and information.
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10/09/2012
The BBB is warning consumers about seven online payday loan schemes in Las Vegas that have spawned more than 370 complaints about unauthorized withdrawals from bank accounts.
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08/21/2012
Better Business Bureau warns that college-age adults are particularly vulnerable to identity theft and related fraudulent crimes. According to the Consumer Sentinel Network database, 56,689 consumers between the ages of 20 and 29 fell victim to identity theft in 2011. That number accounts for 23 percent of the total number of identity theft complaints reported last year; the largest out of any 10-year age range.
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03/06/2012
For the second tip of National Consumer Protection Week, Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington reminds consumers to heed scam warning signs
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02/29/2012
The Better Business Bureau has participated with many other organizations to provide data for the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network. This is the most complete report and database available on consumer protection in the United States.
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02/07/2012
Memphis TN, February 7, 2012 – The BBB is issuing a consumer alert about Mo Money Taxes, a tax preparation company headquartered in Memphis. Mo Money Taxes has had an F rating with the BBB in Memphis for several years for failure to respond to consumer complaints.
The BBB of the Mid-South has received 24 complaints on Mo Money Taxes in the past three years; 6 of those remain unanswered. Another 8 complaints that were recently filed are pending.
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02/06/2012
INTUIT reports that customers have reported receiving spam. Below is a copy of the fake email.
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02/02/2012
NATIONAL BBB ALERT - An advanced fee loan company, GreenPoint Capital located in Lansing, Michigan, has been named by four consumers contacting the BBB, inquiring about their business practices. One consumer informed the BBB that GreenPoint Capital did not honor the contract she made with them after paying $800.00 by wire transfer. The consumer was told a $5000.00 loan would be in her account on 1/31/2012. The money was not provided, and the company representative called to ask for another $800.00, saying they needed more security on the loan. This consumer says GreenPoint Capital took everything she had plus money she borrowed from someone else to get the $800.00 to take out a loan.
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09/28/2011
The United States Consumer product Safety Commission (CPSC) has expanded a voluntary recall of 1.7 million toy workshop and tool sets because they pose a choking hazard to children.
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08/31/2011
With complaints over debt collection practices skyrocketing, consumers in Missouri and Illiois are urged to protect themselves against bogus and unscrupulous collectors.
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08/25/2011
Technology evolves at lightning speed. As soon as we buy a new computer, it’s obsolete. There is a new operating system every week, and we are eating Facebook’s dust on a regular basis.
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07/05/2011
If you have a smart phone or mobile device, you’ve probably used apps. Easy to download and often free, apps allow you to play games, get directions and access news, weather and other information. In 2010 alone, consumers downloaded approximately 11 billion apps. Tablets, smart phones and mobile devices are taking over the digital market.
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03/21/2011
Within the last few years, the landscape of colleges and universities across the nation has changed. Achieving the test scores needed to be accepted to your dream school and paying for tuition once you’re there is much more difficult than it was 20, 10 or even five years ago.
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10/29/2010
We are finding that the number of people, who are checking with us first, before they part with their hard-earned money, is sharply on the rise.
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01/25/2010
Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is warning consumers of a new text message scam that impersonates the bank, Wachovia, in order to gain access to consumers’ bank accounts.
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