August 17, 2007
Better Business Bureau - Don’t Fall For The BBB Internet Scam
Better Business BureauThe Better Business Bureau (BBB) was founded in 1912 and now has branches serving consumers throughout all the USA and Canada. The BBB was set up to help consumers to identify “better businesses”. The BBB offers a means of settling disputes between consumers and businesses quickly through arbitration. The BBB also works to improve the relationship between consumers and businesses through consumer education and a system of voluntary self regulation on the part of business owners.The ScamYou will probably be wondering how an institution famous for consumer protection, like the BBB comes to be involved in an Internet scam. To be clear, the BBB is not a willing participant in a scam, it is a victim of a scam that also affects other reputable organisations such as the International Council Of Online Professionals (ICOP).The scam is being perpetrated by unscrupulous webmasters. The way the scam works is simple and the scammers are getting away with it because people either accept what they see at face value and don’t bother to check up or don’t even realise there is a way to check to protect themselves against this scam.BBB and ICOP AccreditationIn order to be admitted as […]
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