BBB Reports July 30, 2009   VOLUME 5 ISSUE 7   In This Issue BBB Advises Cash-Strapped Small Business Owners Against Using Shelf Corporations to Deceive Banks and Attain Loans All That Glitters . . . Awards to North Texas Businesses May Not Be What They Seem Restaurants, Pool Contractors and Auto Repair Shops have all been contacted by Scammers!! Don’t Fall for the Deceptive Pitch of a Door-to-Door Alarm Salesman BBB Trivia Where in Wichita Falls is the Better Business Bureau of North Central Texas, Inc. office? Hamilton Building One Parker Square Brook Street Chase Bank Tower   See Results Bits & Pieces Buyer's Alert Board Of Directors BBB Links BBB on Twitter BBB on Facebook BBB Website BBB Accredited Business Directory BBBTips(TM) Helpful Links Alerts & News Usa.gov No Phishing ARCHIVE June 29, 2009 Vol. 5 Issue 6 May 28, 2009 Vol. 5 Issue 5 April 28, 2009 Vol. 5 Issue 4 March 27, 2009 Vol. 5 Issue 3 February 18, 2009 Vol. 5 Issue 1 [MORE] We are starting a fun and interactive way to get to know your BBB! Starting with this newsletter you will find a trivia question along the left side. The first company to answer the question correctly by e-mailing, faxing or mailing it to us will win the prize and be profiled in the next edition.  In an effort to make things fair, there could be a total of three winners each month, since businesses receive our information in varying speeds!   BBB Advises Cash-Strapped Small Business Owners Against Using Shelf Corporations to Deceive Banks and Attain Loans While businesses find it increasingly more difficult to qualify for loans and lines of credits, small business owners are resorting to applying for loans from behind the façade of shelf corporations. Better Business Bureau is advising small business owners that, as tempting as these schemes sound, using a shelf company in order to misrepresent your credit worthiness to a bank could be considered loan fraud... [FULL STORY]   All That Glitters . . . Awards to North Texas Businesses May Not Be What They Seem Recent emails notifying North Texas businesses that they have won prestigious awards from a national association appear to be part of a widespread scheme designed to get companies to pay for “vanity” awards and plaques... [FULL STORY]   Restaurants, Pool Contractors and Auto Repair Shops have all been contacted by Scammers!! Despite the scenario the scam remains the same…several recent reports of perpetrators of these schemes exploiting local auto repair shops, restaurants and pool contractors all by using Telephone Relay Service (TRS) to request services/products... [FULL STORY]   Don’t Fall for the Deceptive Pitch of a Door-to-Door Alarm Salesman If you live in North Texas chances are you have been asked to purchase an alarm system and the Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be extremely cautious when answering the door to traveling salespersons. BBB has received complaints from homeowners across North America who were subjected to high-pressure sales tactics and felt deceived by the salesperson into buying an expensive alarm system... [FULL STORY]   Click here for printer friendly version. [FULL STORY]   Published by Better Business Bureau of North Central Texas Copyright © 2009 Better Business Bureau of North Central Texas, Inc.. All rights reserved.

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