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02/15/2010

New BBB Magazine Arrives in Mailboxes This Week!

09/17/2009

Holly Petraeus at the Torch Awards for Marketplace Trust

Nat’l Director of BBB Military Line Reaches Out to Locals to Educate & Inspire

04/30/2008

Spending your tax refund?

Congratulations! You’ve got your state or federal tax refund--or, you’re about to receive that new economic stimulus check! Guess which advertisers and merchants would like to get their hands on these dollars? All of them.

02/28/2008

Home Improvement Services

Thinking of hiring a lawn service, house painter, or deck builder? Not sure how to get started on choosing the right service who is reputable? You’re not alone.

02/27/2008

Tree Services

The snow is clearing, and the clean-up begins. We’ve all heard the horror stories . . . so how do you find the right tree service after winter’s destructive snowstorm?

02/25/2008

Home Health Care

The very best thing about home health care is the location--at home, where older adults can receive essential services they need but still maintain their independent residence.

02/15/2008

Clothing on sale

Shopping for a new outfit can be stressful enough without making your way through the maze of advertising claims, discounts, and markdowns. Sometimes you think you’re really shopping the bargains and getting a deal . . . but after the fact, you may not have been quite as savvy as you think.

02/01/2008

Free wireless network scam

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 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.

01/29/2008

Denver BBB 2007 Statistics

Denver, CO – Twice as many callers on the line, waiting for a live operator? No problem. More than half again as many dispute cases to handle, and faster than ever? No worries. Demands for your time, your data, your help? Oh, and no increase in staff to do it all?

01/02/2008

Debt consolidation scam

Clear Your Debt claims they successfully deal with both small and large amounts of unsecured debt and that their expertise is based on years of experience in the debt settlement industry. But their file at BBB tells a different story. BBB has already processed 49 complaints against them. 15 more are still pending.

01/02/2008

Holiday debt scam

A holiday spike in unhappy frantic calls from consumers to the BBB Denver/Boulder has the BBB’s attention focused on a loan company that claims to be located at 1333 W. 120th Avenue, Suite 220. The landlord at that address says that suite is vacant and the company is not a tenant anywhere at that address. The company’s voicemail menu leads callers nowhere.

12/31/2007

Work at home

The ads are everywhere--in newspapers, on television, on the radio, and on the web. It’s the American dream!—to get rich quick while staying at home. Offers of great wealth in record time, often by doing very little or requiring no experience, abound.

12/31/2007

Used Car

Do today’s new car prices have you looking for a good used car? The prospect is daunting at best, but protect yourself by following some simple guidelines.

12/31/2007

Canceling contracts

When signing a contract, make sure you understand the contract before you sign it, and never assume that you will be able to cancel it. When signing a contract, make sure you understand the contract before you sign it, and never assume that you will be able to cancel it.

12/31/2007

Check cashing and payday loans

Ads for payday loans and check-cashing services bombard us on the radio, television, the Internet, and even in the mail. While providing an immediate solution to a financial problem, payday loans and check-cashing come at a very high price to uninformed consumers, often plunging the consumer into even more financial difficulty.


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