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08/18/2010
Women are tricked into sending money to insincere love interests
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07/19/2010
Southeast Texans are bombarded on-line and off-line with work-at-home opportunities. Email, mail solicitations, and more promote jobs and income that are apparent to be “too good to be true.”
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06/30/2010
BBB serving Dallas and Northeast Texas has found that Sweepstakes Clearinghouse, a national mail order business based in Dallas, advertises a comparison price for watches that appears to be inflated.
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06/10/2010
Brides across the country have been literally left at the altar by A Solid Gold Sound. Clients of this Florence, KY based company say they paid the company hundreds of dollars for DJ and videographer services that were never delivered.
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06/10/2010
A company that markets itself as a leader in the timeshare resale business also claims an address in the long-vacant and padlocked LaSalle building at 509 Olive Street in downtown St. Louis.
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06/07/2010
Better Business Bureau recommends researching the investment company first, rather than run the risk of falling for a financial siren song over a free lunch.
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06/07/2010
BBB is alerting job-seekers to Career Systems, LLC, www.careersystemsllc.com, a Vail-based employment services company, owned by Richard and Ramona Friedberg, former principals of Tucson-based Government Careers, Inc. (GCI).
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06/03/2010
Crowd Sourcing International, or Narc That Car, claims participants can earn money by collecting car license plate sightings. But the plan may be a pyramid scheme, warns the Better Business Bureau.
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05/27/2010
Disappointed travelers are complaining to BBB about canceled tours with no refunds by Renaissance Pilgrimages, Inc., in Dallas. Some tours were going to the Shroud of Turin.
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05/25/2010
Three months after a Glen Carbon, Ill., man lost nearly $10,000 in an Internet scam, he is warning others to be extremely cautious when buying on eBay, the popular auction site.
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05/24/2010
Internet thieves who used MoneyGram and Western Union cash transfers to steal millions from unsuspecting consumers are turning to a new way of getting their cash: Green Dot MoneyPaks.
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05/05/2010
More questions on Narc That Car, Crowd Sourcing International (CSI), formerly Narc Technologies. FOX 11 Los Angeles reports that Better Business Bureau (BBB) is concerned the offer may be a pyramid scheme.
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05/03/2010
Better Business Bureau advises cash-strapped families to recognize the red flags of deceptive debt settlement services.
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04/26/2010
Kleargear.com claims to offer products to "make your home and desk more fun with our unique computer accessories." However, consumers tell BBB that dealing with this company is anything but fun.
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04/19/2010
April is Financial Literacy Month and BBB and Capital One Financial Corp. have partnered to create a unique set of free resources to help consumers learn how to effectively manage credit.
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