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07/01/2009
Recent emails notifying Missouri and Illinois businesses that they have won prestigious awards from a national association appear to be part of a widespread scheme designed to get companies to pay for “vanity” awards and plaques.
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04/17/2009
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02/20/2009
The continuing downturn in the economy means that many cash-strapped Americans are anxiously looking forward to receiving a tax refund check from Uncle Sam. During this tax season, Better Business Bureau advises taxpayers to be on the lookout for schemes and scams that plague families struggling to make ends meet.
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02/06/2009
Marilyn Kohn Properties, Red Carpet Car Wash, And CEFCU
Named As Winners of the
2009 Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Business Integrity
The awards were presented at a dinner held at the Hotel Pere Marquette, attended by nearly 200 area business leaders, on February 5, 2009. Pete Blackshaw, President of the Council of Better Business Bureaus Board of Directors, was the keynote speaker for the event and gave a presentation about consumer generated media and its relevance to businesses. Pete is also the author of “Satisfied Customers Tell 3 Friends, Angry Customers Tell 3000”.
“Marilyn Kohn Properties, Red Carpet Car Wash, and CEFCU competed against other like sized businesses in three categories to be selected by an independent panel of judges comprised of area business leaders,” said Bonnie Bakin, President and CEO of the Central Illinois Better Business Bureau, which serves 36 counties in central Illinois. “The winning companies were deemed to exercise integrity a
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11/17/2008
The BBB serving 36 counties of Central Illinois congratulates the following companies for being nominated for the 2009 BBB Torch Awards for Business Integrity!
Nominations were received via a call for entries, published in the Peoria Journal Star and/or through the BBB’s web site. Some companies received multiple nominations.
Berean Book Store- Peoria
RSM McGladrey - Peoria
Towerline Speedway- Pekin
Schiler & Rassi Builders- Deer Creek
Red Carpet Car Wash- Peoria
Marilyn Kohn Properties-Peoria
Shelly Chiropractic-Peoria
Archer Daniels Midland- Havana
Design Built Homes- Peoria
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.-Peoria
CEFCU-Peoria
Schauble Construction-Peoria
Pottstown Meat & Deli- Peoria
Beachler's, Inc.-Peoria
Illinois Mutual- Peoria
McLean County Roofing-Bloomington
Heart Technologies, Inc.-East Peoria
Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes, LLC.- Pekin
Jody L. Kelly, M.D. & Associates-Peoria
Durdel & Sons- Peoria
Eureka College- Eureka
Mason Mortgage Company
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02/19/2008
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02/13/2008
Scammers use various scenarios but one common link remains: these unexpected checks are almost always counterfeit.
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07/24/2007
Arlington, VA, July 24, 2007 - Mortgage foreclosures are up; interest rates are up; and the number of houses for sale that are languishing on the market is up. About the only thing that is "down" these days is the troubled homeowner who is having difficulty making his or her mortgage payment.
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06/21/2007
ARLINGTON, VA – June 21, 2007 -- The Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) is cautioning consumers across the United States regarding BlueHippo Funding, LLC (BlueHippo), a financial services company offering computers, electronics and other merchandise via a hybrid layaway and installment financing plan aimed at low income consumers and those with poor credit ratings.
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06/11/2007
In order to keep up in today’s world, a business needs to make sure its employees stay connected, even on the road. Many airports and other public spaces offer free wireless, or Wi-Fi, connections for the public to log onto the Internet from their laptop computers. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that hackers are now taking advantage of this convenience and setting up fake Wi-Fi connections designed to steal your personal information and files without you even knowing.
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05/29/2007
New York, NY – The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) and the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) are warning consumers about scams targeting unsuspecting puppy buyers.
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02/13/2007
Arlington, VA, February 13, 2007 - The Better Business Bureau System warns all businesses across the United States and Canada of a spoofing scam using the BBB name and a false BBB e-mail address to entice recipients to access potentially damaging hyperlinks.
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01/09/2002
According to the Federal Trade Commission, American consumers lose more than $40 billion a year to telemarketing fraud. Despite repeated warnings from Better Business Bureaus, consumers continue to fall for pitches to promote fraudulent sweepstakes and vacation packages. And, in light of the economic downturn it can be expected that telephone hucksters will zero in on consumers' financial vulnerabilities. Some of the latest telemarketing pitches include offers for credit card loss protection plans, international lotteries and advance fee loans.
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