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01/24/2012

BBB Alert: Bureau Of Prescription Health, Free Medicine Foundation Charge For 'Free' Services

The BBB advises consumers to avoid doing business with Missouri-based Bureau of Prescription Health, which charges consumers $10 per prescription to help them apply for free or low-cost medications.

01/11/2012

BBB Advises Contractors To Avoid Firms That Charge $99 Advance Fee For Job Leads

The BBB is urging contractors to be alert for telephone solicitors trying to convince them to sign up for an online program offering free job leads.

01/10/2012

BBB Warns Consumers About Puzzle Contests From Opportunities Unlimited Publications Of Kansas City

The BBB is warning consumers to be cautious when entering puzzle contests sponsored by Opportunities Unlimited Publications Inc. of North Kansas City, Mo.

12/29/2011

BBB Study: Debt Collection Industry Thrives, Complaints Soar

A BBB study shows that debt collectors are buying up billions of dollars in discharged debt and seeking to collect on the face value from consumers.

12/19/2011

Customers Tell BBB: 'Free' Face Cream Offer From Radialabs Led To Unexpected Charges

Radialabs, a company that touts its wrinkle-reducing face cream as “the fountain of youth in a bottle,” has left disgruntled customers across Missouri, Illinois and the nation, the BBB warns.

12/07/2011

Texas Gold Dealer Agrees To Refund $5 Million; BBB Issued Alert On Firm In March

U.S. Money Reserve of Austin, Texas has agreed to pay $5 million in restitution to customers as part of a settlement with the Texas attorney general. The BBB issued an alert on the firm in March.

12/05/2011

Bogus Charity Appears To Be Duping Missourians Seeking Utility, Housing Assistance, BBB Warns

The BBB is warning St. Louis area residents to be alert for what appears to be a utility, rent and mortgage assistance scam operating in the St. Louis region.

11/17/2011

BBB Alert: Haberstroh Insurance Agency, Senior Health Group Use Misleading Tactics To Sell To Seniors

A Missouri insurance agency appears to be using questionable Medicare mailings to sidestep the state’s no-call law and get its salespeople into the homes of senior citizens, the BBB warns.

11/16/2011

BBB Cites Arthur Middleton Capital Holdings For Deceptive National Advertisements

The St. Louis Better Business Bureau (BBB) has raised concerns about misleading advertisements by Arthur Middleton Capital Holdings and its affiliates in Canton, Ohio.

11/09/2011

BBB Alert: US Air Ducts Advertises $49 Cleaning Specials, Then Charges Customers Thousands

The St Louis BBB is warning consumers that Missouri-based US Air Ducts is advertising low-priced air duct cleaning, then charging customers thousands of dollars for the work.

11/08/2011

BBB Warns That Victory Sports May Be Misleading Businesses About T-Shirt Ads

The BBB is warning St. Louis area businesses to be alert for phone calls from Victory Sports, a Texas-based sports marketing company selling advertising space on school T-shirts.

11/03/2011

Smart Solutions Creates Eagle Audit Services; BBB Warns Against Advance Fee Loan Audits

The BBB is warning consumers that Smart Solutions Financial Services has formed Eagle Audit Service, a company that promises to repair consumers' credit with "forensic home loan audits."

10/31/2011

BBB: Arizona-Based Web Media Malls, ITech Financial Took Thousands From Unemployed, Senior Citizens

The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about unsolicited phone calls from Web Media, Web Media Blogging, ITech Financial Group, Web Media Malls and UPG Marketing, all based in Arizona.

10/13/2011

BBB Alert: Cancer Patients Get Pennies Of Each Dollar Donated To Breast Cancer Society

The BBB is warning donors to be wary of The Breast Cancer Society, a charity that uses most of its cash to pay fundraisers’ fees, employee salaries and other administrative costs.

09/29/2011

BBB Expels Auto Repair Firm Heiman Holdings Inc. For Accreditation Violation

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has revoked the accreditation of Heiman Holdings, Inc., 5710 N. Broadway, St. Louis, Mo., for a violation of the BBB’s Accreditation Agreement


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