http://newjersey.bbb.org/WWWRoot//SitePage.aspx?site=89&id=a824b759-3137-43b5-aedf-a38056bcce73&debug=False 10 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 06:00:00 GMT The BBB has received numerous calls from businesses who say notices they received from Corporate Records Service implied they were required to compile corporate meetings documents. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/bbb-alert-businesses-call-mailings-from-corporate-records-service-deceptive-40522 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:00:00 GMT The Consumer Fraud Task Force urges residents to be alert for signs that friends or family members have been trapped by the notorious schemes. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/consumer-fraud-task-force-warns-of-predatory-jamaican-lottery-scams-40410 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT The BBB is warning consumers to be wary of WBE Management of Orlando, Fla., which uses telemarketing to promote services to reduce credit card payments but has provided little or no services. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/bbb-warns-consumers-about-wbe-management-credit-card-scheme-39630 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:00:00 GMT The BBB is warning utility customers that imposters have been threatening to shut off utilities if they didn't make immediate payments. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/bbb-warning-phony-utility-workers-threaten-shutoffs-demand-payment-39105 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 05:00:00 GMT Former customers of Hollywood Video tell the BBB that they have been contacted by debt collectors claiming they still owe the defunct business for overdue rentals. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/bbb-alert-collectors-hound-hollywood-video-customers-for-bogus-late-fees-35280 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be cautious when seeking loan assistance from Blue Financial Group of Maplewood, Mo., or its owner, Cleon Williamson. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/bbb-alert-be-wary-of-blue-financial-group-cleon-williamson-34710 Thu, 31 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT Several medical offices are among 30 businesses nationwide that say they were charged $499 for online listings they never authorized, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/firms-tell-bbb-list-your-business-online-billed-them-for-unwanted-services-34567 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT St. Louis area businesses say Open Business Directory charged them for online ads they didn't want and did not intend to buy, the BBB warns. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/businesses-tell-bbb-open-business-directory-tricked-them-to-buy-ads-33488 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT St. Louis Daily Deals, a web-based seller of discount deals, apparently has shut down, leaving businesses unpaid and consumers holding potentially worthless coupons, the BBB warns. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/bbb-collapse-of-st-louis-daily-deals-means-trouble-for-small-businesses-coupon-holders-32852 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT As much as pet owners may want to take their furry or feathered friends with them wherever they go, sometimes you can’t take them with you and finding a kennel or pet care service you can trust is paramount. That’s why Better Business Bureau has created a checklist to help pet owners choose a safe and reliable home-away-from-home for their pets. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/keeping-your-pets-happy-and-safe-when-boarding-this-winter-31634 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT A disabled maintenance worker from Florissant, Mo., said thieves tricked her into giving them $3,000 after they told her she won two multimillion-dollar sweepstakes prizes, the BBB said. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/disabled-mother-daughter-fall-victim-to-sweepstakes-scam-bbb-advises-29053 Thu, 26 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT The, a business that entices parents to spend thousands of dollars for help in getting their children into show business, appears to be bringing its "once in a lifetime opportunity" back to St. Louis. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/the-new-york-studio-bringing-controversial-kids-show-biz-event-back-to-st-louis-bbb-warns-27544 Fri, 20 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT Worthless service contracts sold by the Vehicle Service Contract (VSC) industry have cost consumers millions of dollars nationwide, a Better Business Bureau (BBB) study concludes. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/vehicle-service-contract-scams-cost-consumers-millions-of-dollars-27532 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns homeowners to steer clear of mailings asking them to join national “mass joinder” lawsuits to force their mortgage companies to cut their loan payments. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/bbb-warns-homeowners-mass-joinder-lawsuit-mailings-may-be-latest-advance-fee-mortgage-modification-scheme-26797 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:00:00 GMT Consumers should be cautious about donating money to seven charities that have used the same company in St. Louis County to help them run strikingly similar fundraising sweepstakes across the U.S., the St. Louis Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/bbb-consumers-should-think-twice-about-donating-to-7-charities-tied-to-st-louis-area-sweepstakes-firm-25529 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:00:00 GMT Consumers hoping to cash in on an advertised offer of “absolutely free” $2 bills may end up frustrated and disappointed, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/bbb-calls-world-reserve-monetary-exchange-ads-offering-free-2-bills-misleading-23971 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT New Federal Trade Commission rules that ban collection of advance fees by companies that promise to rescue struggling homeowners from foreclosure may be too late to help St. Louis area homeowners victimized by a Maryland firm. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/ftc-rules-protecting-homeowners-from-mortgage-relief-scams-may-be-too-late-for-some-23864 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT Scalise Endeavors, a business in Maplewood, Mo., that sells hiking and camping equipment through the Internet, is under fire from frustrated consumers who say they paid for products they never received. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/customers-tell-bbb-scalise-endeavors-delivered-outdoor-gear-late-or-not-at-all-23448 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT A Chicago-area company accused of misleading and pressuring homeowners to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars for unnecessary furnace and duct work has brought its business to the St. Louis area. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/air-duct-cleaners-pressure-customers-to-spend-more-than-advertised-specials-23162 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT StoresOnline, a Utah-based company that has left a long trail of unhappy customers across the U.S., is returning to the St. Louis area this week for a series of sales seminars. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/storesonline-seminars-return-to-st-louis-area-bbb-warns-of-complaints-21322 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT An agricultural equipment manufacturer from South-Central Illinois appears to be among the most recent victims of an international trade show scheme operating out of Mexico. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/-bbb-urges-trade-show-exhibitors-to-beware-of-mexico-based-expo-guide-21021 Tue, 25 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT 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. http://newjersey.bbb.org/article/illinois-man-lost-10000-in-ebay-related-scam-bbb-urges-caution-19796