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11/09/2009

Top 10 Complaints and Inquiries by Type of Business in October 2009

10/05/2009

Top 10 Complaints and Inquiries by Type of Business in September 2009

09/10/2009

Advance-fee loan broker bilks Medicine Hat woman out of thousands

A Medicine Hat woman applying for a loan ended up losing more than $3000 in a common advance-fee scheme, and Better Business Bureau is sending out an alert.

04/20/2009

BBB warns of paving companies steamrolling local businesses

03/03/2009

BBB, Capital One, and Fraud Squad TV launch a grass-roots effort to fight fraud

11/13/2008

BBB Celebrates Trustworthy Businesses at tonight’s Business Ethics Awards

08/15/2008

BBB warns criminals may call your business

Calgary, Alberta - August 15, 2008 - The Better Business Bureau Serving Southern Alberta and East Kootenays has received reports today that BBB Accredited Businesses in our area are being contacted by a man claiming to be from the BBB and asking for a credit card number for their renewal. In addition, there is a man calling businesses offering better bank rates on behalf of the BBB.

06/03/2008

BBB Consumer Alert: Phony Escrow Companies Defraud Car-Buyers Out of Thousands

Better Business Bureau (BBB) is issuing an alert today to warn online car shoppers that scammers are posing as phony escrow services in order to defraud consumers out of thousands of dollars.

05/14/2008

BBB Announces Winners of Lethbridge's 2nd Annual Business Ethics Awards

More than 100 local business people joined your BBB in celebrating ethics today as emcee Dory Rossiter of CTV Lethbridge presented the 2nd annual Business Ethics Awards. The awards luncheon was held at the Lethbridge Lodge.

04/21/2008

BBB Changes Longstanding Business “Member” Status to “BBB Accredited Business”

Calgary – April 21, 2008 – Better Business Bureau (BBB) Serving Southern Alberta announced it has changed the way businesses affiliated with the organization are designated, from “BBB Member” to “BBB Accredited Business.” This change is part of a larger public outreach campaign highlighting the valuable information, resources and services BBB offers the public to help them make informed pre-purchase decisions.