CT Better Business Bureau

Amendments to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Business Opportunity Rule went into effect this month in an effort to further protect consumers from work-at-home ruses.

Every year BBB and the American Moving & Storage Association (AMSA) receive thousands of complaints from consumers who have fallen prey to dishonest and often unlicensed moving companies.

A credit report is one of the first lines in identifying and stopping ID theft, and there is only one government-sanctioned source for a reports from the three major credit reporting companies.

If you find a too-good-to-true price for high end luxury items on the Internet, you could end up with cheap or worthless goods, or nothing at all.

Connecticut Better Business Bureau reminds taxpayers that the IRS does not initiate contact by email or any social media tools to request personal or financial information from taxpayers.

Cell phone users are receiving SMS (Short Message Service) texts offering services, and being billed when they try to opt out.

A bad income tax preparer could cause a lot of headaches and result in fines and extra fees to get a poorly-done job corrected. Connecticut BBB encourages consumers to be careful when selecting one.

Professional writers can stack websites with positive comments about a particular company’s products or services – or negative feedback about their competitors.

Medical identity thieves pose as employees of insurance companies, doctors’ offices, hospitals and pharmacies to obtain your personal information.

Complaints to Connecticut Better Business Bureau about health and diet products lead the organization’s annual Top 10 list. Internet shopping complaints hold the second position, as it did in 2010.