Consumer Tips

10/21/2008

Tips on Refunds and Exchanges

Most consumers believe they have a legal right to a refund. The law does not agree.

07/11/2008

Disposing of Computers Safely and Securely

Better Business Bureau (BBB) offers the following advice on how to dispose of an obsolete PC or Mac safely and securely.

05/08/2008

BUYING AND SELLING GOLD

The Better Business Bureau provides the following BBB Tips to both safeguard and educate the public with regard to selling gold.

05/08/2008

Work at Home

Now is the time that many families or individuals are looking for ways to supplement their income. Most "work-at-home" schemes end up costing you money.

05/01/2008

Hiring a Tax Preparation Company

BBB offers the following advice when searching for help with taxes

04/08/2008

SPRING CLEANING? ADVICE FROM BBB TO AVOID ID THEFT

Spring is here and now is a good time to rid the house of paperwork that has accumulated over the past year. Better Business Bureau warns that, when it comes to cleaning out financial records, failing to shred sensitive documents can put you at risk of ID theft.

03/11/2008

BBB Warns Consumers about Counterfeit Cheque Schemes

Counterfiet Cheque scams are defrauding consumers across the country according to phone calls to the BBB.

01/31/2008

BBB name continues to be used in "phishing" scams.

Fraudulent emails containing malicious links and viruses have been sent to businesses and consumers around the country claiming to contain information on a complaint filed with the Better Business Bureau

01/09/2008

Tips on Joining the Gym

Complaints to BBB reveal how to get fit while avoiding the pitfalls

10/13/2008

THE EMAIL YOU RECEIVED MAY BE FRAUDULENT: "PHISHING" SCAM USING BBB NAME

The Better Business Bureau is warning Businesses and Consumers of a (phishing) scam that is currently using the BBB Name and Logo.

08/20/2008

Tips on Understanding Your Credit Report

A credit report is a record of your financial behavior. It contains identifying information about you and indicates how responsibly you have used credit and met your financial obligations. Credit reports are prepared by credit reporting agencies, or credit bureaus, based on information voluntarily supplied by financial institutions, mortgage companies, credit card issuers and other lenders. Credit bureaus also gather information from local courthouses and public records concerning tax liens, foreclosures, bankruptcies and other credit-related matters.

01/14/2009



Tips on the Nigerian 419 scam

The BBB recommends reading the following story that appeared in the January 14, 2009
edition of the Windsor Star:

http://www.windsorstar.com/Leamington+loses+Nigerian+scam/1173799/story.html

Please follow the link  for a full report: http://www.ccbbb.ca/alerts_nigerian.cfm

Another useful site is here: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nigerianscam.asp

Further searches on the internet will provide news and videos on this scam. The Nigerian 419 Scam
10/08/2008

Tips on Energy Marketing

As a result of deregulation in the natural gas and electricity industries, consumers can now choose which company they wish to purchase either energy source from. Licenses have been issued to both industries to act as retailers selling both gas and electricity and in many cases the companies will offer both. Consumers can therefore choose to purchase from one of these licensed retailers or to stay with their local utility.

11/08/2007

Tips on Having Your Furnace Serviced

The Better Business Bureau offers the following tips so that you don’t get taken to the “cleaners” instead.

10/08/2008

Tips on Hiring a Snow Removal Contractor

If your plan is to leave the shovel in the garage this winter and hire a snow-removal contractor,the BBB recommends the following tips: