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05/06/2013

Make Informed Decisions as you Help Prepare for Prom Night and Graduation

A senior prom or graduation can quickly add to a pricey last-minute event. A new survey from Visa, Inc., indicated the average American family plans to spend $1,139 on prom this year.

12/12/2012

Connecticut BBB Helps Parents Navigate the Toy Safety Landscape

A report released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission estimated there were more than 193,000 toy-related injuries to children younger than 15 years of age in 2011.

11/01/2012

Connecticut BBB Urges Donors to be Cautious Before Donating to Hurricane Relief Efforts

Technology gives opportunists a fast, cheap, easy and anonymous way of tricking donors into lining their own greedy pockets.

07/27/2012

Connecticut BBB Cautions Consumers Who Want to Help Colorado Theater Shooting Victims

Con artists quickly set up shop in the wake of high-profile news stories to cheat well-meaning donors out of their money.

07/17/2012

Con Artists are Using Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care Act to Scam Consumers

Connecticut Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be wary of anyone who calls asking for personal information in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act.

06/29/2012

Connecticut BBB Board of Directors Revokes BBB Accreditation from Three Businesses

Connecticut BBB Board of Directors Revokes BBB Accreditation from Three Businesses

04/05/2012

Connecticut BBB Opens Nominations for 2012 Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics

The Connecticut Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics recognizes companies that set exceptionally high standards in buyer-seller relationships.

12/01/2011

Connecticut Better Business Bureau Revokes Accreditation from Two Businesses in October, 2011

- Connecticut BBB's Board of Directors in October, 2011, voted unanimously and took final action to revoke the accreditation of two companies for failing to uphold BBB Standards for Trust

11/15/2011

Two Businesses Share 2011 Connecticut BBB Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics at Annual Awards Event

Two businesses are recipients of the 2011 Connecticut BBB Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics - Shelton High School Senior Also Receives Student Ethics Award and Scholarship for Core Values

10/13/2011

BBB Joins National Effort to Highlight Child Identity Theft Protection and Education

Hundreds of unscrupulous businesses are finding inactive Social Security numbers online – most of which are assigned to children under the age of 18 who have not started using them yet.

09/22/2011

Connecticut Woman Among Consumers Complaining to BBB about Immigration Services

A Berlin woman is among more than 170 people across the country who have filed complaints since January against a number of companies claiming to provide passport,citizenship and immigration services.

08/04/2011

BBB Name Being Used in Foreign Sweepstakes

Connecticut BBB Warns Consumers Not to Send Money to "Win" Money

04/29/2010

Connecticut Better Business Bureau Urges Consumers to Educate Themselves before Buying Foreclosed Property

Some property buyers have ended up with homes that had been stripped of plumbing pipes or light fixtures, and in some cases the interior may have been trashed by the previous owners.

04/07/2010

Census Bureau to Mail Second Round of Questionnaires to About 40 Million Dwellings

You may receive a second 2020 Census form in the mail if you haven't yet completed and mailed out your census questionnaire.

02/23/2010

Protecting Customers’ Personal Information is Not an Option, but an Obligation

BBB announces the roll-out of a new Web site with tools for medium and growing businesses to protect internal company data and customers’ personal information, including credit card numbers.


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