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11/20/2009

Timeshare Owners Complain on Resorts Condos Management

Some timeshare owners who are interested in selling their timeshares may turn to timeshare resale businesses. According to customer complaints, Resort Condos Management is making promises it can’t fulfill.

11/13/2009

BlueHippo Faces Contempt for Ongoing Computer Financing Scam

FTC wants contempt charges against BlueHippo for continuing to deceive cash-strapped consumers with phony promises that it would help them purchase a computer even if they have credit problems.

11/11/2009

BBB Issues Warning On Web Companies Linked To Adept Results

About a dozen Internet companies linked to Adept Results, a company with offices in Pennsylvania and Missouri, are generating complaints from consumers about unwanted products and services.

11/10/2009

Supporting the Victims of the Fort Hood Tragedy

Individuals across the country are looking for ways to help support the victims and families affected by last week’s tragedy at Fort Hood. Initially, supporters were encouraged to donate blood to help victims. As options for monetary donations in support of victims and their families become available, it is important to understand exactly where and how your funds will be used.

10/26/2009

Food and Beverage Companies Continue to Raise the Bar When Advertising to Kids

Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative report shows marked progress in 2008 through self-regulation.

10/22/2009

Customers Feel 'Tricked' By Online Lingerie Firm

CupCakeIntimates, a Web-based business with a sweet-sounding name in Creve Coeur, Mo.,is leaving a bitter taste with consumers who complained of non-delivery of costumes and poor customer service.

10/20/2009

BBB Warns That Wholesale Chinese Websites Fail To Deliver Goods

Bargain hunters who ordered wholesale electronics and clothing from Chinese Internet sites say they never received the items they ordered, the BBB warns.

10/07/2009

BBB Names Joseph Andrew Gutierrez Director of Communications and Marketing

The Better Business Bureau of South Central Louisiana has named Joseph Andrew Gutierrez as Director of Communications and Marketing.

10/01/2009

Teeth Whitening Products Sold Online Wipe Smile off Consumers’ Faces

BBB is warning consumers to be extremely wary of pervasive online ads offering the promise of a whiter, brighter smile. BBB has received an onslaught of complaints from consumers who thought they were signing up for a free trial of teeth whitening products but were repeatedly billed for products and services.

09/28/2009

BBB Announces 2009 Douglas Manship, Sr. Torch Awards for Ethics In Business

The Better Business Bureau of South Central Louisiana is proud to announce the winners of the 2009 Douglas Manship, Sr. Torch Awards for Ethics in Business.

09/25/2009

SPOKANE WOMAN RECEIVES FEDEX DELIVERY OF MONEY ORDERS DRAWN ON ALBERTSON’S GROCERY STORE

Receives package delivered by Fed Ex with two Money Gram money orders for $840 each, drawn on the account of the grocery store chain Albertson’s; MOs are fake

09/22/2009

Consumers Feel More At Risk for Identity Theft When Making Certain Types of Purchases

A recent National Foundation for Credit Counseling survey conducted by Harris Interactive® revealed that 45 percent of all U.S. adults feel at most risk for identity theft when making a purchase with a credit card that requires the card to be taken out of their sight, for example, at a restaurant.