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12/06/2012
Five infant deaths have been linked to Nap Nanny recliners, and 70 consumers have filed complaints after their babies fell out of the recliners.
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11/30/2012
The gift card text message scam is back with a vengeance this holiday shopping season. Shoppers across the country are reporting receiving spam text messages, called smishing, saying they won pricey gift card.
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03/07/2012
The BBB is alerting consumers to be wary of Lesco Appliances after customers reported poor service from the Granite City, Ill., appliance sales and repair firm.
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12/07/2011
Better Business Bureau is issuing an urgent SCAM alert cautioning businesses and consumers about an email that is purporting to be from a bbb.org email address about a recently filed complaint.
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11/15/2011
Raleigh: North Carolina consumers have reported getting calls from phony tech support specialists who are out to access their personal information and steal their hard-earned money, Attorney General Roy Cooper warned today.
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11/09/2011
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.
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07/25/2011
Recent tragedies are concern for Facebook users
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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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