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01/11/2011

Overpayment Scams

Businesses and consumers can be targets of overpayment scams. Those who were paid more money than they are asking for a product or service should be wary.

01/27/2010

Motivated Complaint Handling Builds Trust

Eight Tips Show Businesses How To Resolve Disputes and Keep Customers

08/18/2009

Beware: Business Vanity Awards Are Back

Business Uses New Name to Distribute Deceptive Awards and Gain Funds

08/12/2009

BBB Advice on the Basics of Creating An Estate Plan

Better Business Bureau advises consumers that if they own something of value they would like to pass on to family or loved ones at their death, they should create an estate plan.

08/07/2009

Don't Get Scammed When Participating in the Federal Cash for Clunkers Program

Don't Get Scammed When Participating in the Federal Cash for Clunkers Program

07/30/2009

Scam Artists Send Fake Invoices To Swipe Funds

BBB Says Beware of Business Supply Scams

07/14/2009

Auto Repair Businesses Dodge Stranded Consumer Swindle

BBB Shares Tip-offs to Prevent Rip-offs

06/18/2009

As seen on KGW - Portland - Advertisement Publisher Cheats Businesses

Avoid Wasting Hard Earned Advertising Dollars

02/26/2009

Theives Misuse Business’ Contact Information

BBB Tells Consumers to Always Check, Double Check, and Then Check Again

01/22/2009

A Tax Season Fraud Alert from Your BBB

Be Cautious of Tax-Related Identity Theft Schemes

10/01/2007

FTC-Labeling Alternative Fueled Vehicles

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) prepared this booklet to help you comply with a new FTC rule that requires labeling on alternative fueled vehicles. The Labeling Requirements for Alternative Fuels and Alternative Fueled Vehicles Rule was issued in keeping with a directive in the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The Rule requires you to provide information to potential purchasers of alternative fueled vehicles to help them compare vehicles.

10/01/2007

FTC - Big Print. Little Print. What's the Deal? How to Disclose the Details

Computer sellers - online and brick-and-mortar - inundate consumers with advertisements for "free" or low-cost computers. The offers usually involve rebates of several hundred dollars off the computer's purchase price - if the consumer commits to a long-term contract for Internet service. Some of the offers may be good deals for consumers, but they are likely to involve complicated transactions.

10/01/2007

FTC - Clothes Captioning: Complying with the Care Labeling Rule

The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Care Labeling Rule requires manufacturers and importers to attach care instructions to garments. Updates to the Rule became effective on September 1, 2000. The Rule's section requiring a "reasonable basis" for care instructions has been changed to clarify what is required, and the definitions of "hot," "warm," and "cold" water have been changed to harmonize with the definitions used by the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC).

10/01/2007

FTC - Complying With the Appliance Labeling Rule: Labeling Light Bulbs

Introduction What are the Requirements Who Must Comply What Products are Covered How to Comply Requirements for All Cartons of Covered Lamp Products Shipped Within or Imported into the U.S. Requirements for Promotional Materials Displayed or Distributed at the Point of Sale Requirements for Catalogs Testing and Sampling Requirements Record Keeping Requirements Submission of Test Data Records Supplying Specimens for Testing By a Laboratory Designated by the FTC Questions and Answers Introduction

10/01/2007

FTC - How to Advertise Consumer Credit & Lease Terms

This manual was prepared to help you, the advertiser, comply with requirements in federal law for advertising consumer credit and consumer leases. These requirements apply whenever you use specific terms in an advertisement promoting consumer credit or consumer leases. Although this manual is illustrated with newspaper advertisements, the law applies to all kinds of media advertisements for consumer credit and consumer leases.


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