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05/03/2013
Downtown Memphis is going to be crowded tonight as the Beale Street Music Festival opens and the Memphis Grizzlies host the Los Angeles Clippers in game 6 of the NBA Playoffs. Parking spots may be hard to find.
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01/14/2013
BBBs across the country are being inundated with calls from consumers complaining about an increase in annoying “robocalls”.
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12/17/2012
Charity scammers strike after natural catastrophes such as hurricanes, floods and earthquakes, as well as tragedies such as the Colorado theater shootings and now the Newtown school massacre.
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10/10/2012
The BBB of the Mid-South is issuing a consumer alert about House Call of Memphis, a residential cleaning company located in Memphis TN. The BBB has processed 14 complaints against the company since January 2011.
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07/27/2012
Carrie A. Hurt, President and CEO at Council of Better Business Bureaus, will have the special privilege of ringing the New York Stock Exchange Closing Bell today in honor of the BBB Centennial.
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02/11/2012
"All advertising is exaggerated. Nobody believes it." This statement, made in a courtroom by a company's attorney in defense of its advertising, led to the formation, in 1912, of the Better Business Bureau.
Those were the days of snake-oil salesmen selling products that could cure anything. If you assumed the attorney was representing one of those companies, you'd be mistaken: His client was Coca-Cola. (It was cleared of the charges.)
The entire business community suffers if consumers don't trust advertising. Businesses that make offers or promises they can't keep, and maybe have no intention of keeping, steal sales that could have been made by reputable companies.
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02/01/2012
Consumers looking for advice on where to spend their money consulted the BBB in record numbers in 2011. Requests for BBB Business Review reports jumped 25% over 2010 to 754,494.
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11/23/2011
BBBs around the nation are receiving calls today about a phishing email purportedly coming from the BBB. Please note that the BBB is NOT sending this email!
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12/09/2010
Don’t let Identity Thieves Steal Your Holiday Spirit! Here are some simple tips to lower your risk of Identity Theft during the Holiday Season.
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11/24/2010
Crooks continue to impersonate well-known companies to try to steal identities in phishing scams. The BBB is warning consumers about two recent scams that claim to be from Twitter and eBay.
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11/22/2010
The BBB offers its top 10 tips for safe online shopping.
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10/18/2010
This week, BBB, NFCC and coalition members will host hundreds of free identity theft protection educational and shredding events in communities across the nation and many will feature professional spe
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08/04/2010
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule which will prohibit for-profit companies that sell debt relief serves over the phone from collecting any advanced fees prior to settling or reducing debt. These new regulations offer consumers additional protections when trying to reduce credit card or other unsecured debt.
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09/28/2009
Company's accreditation was revoked in August, 2009.
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