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• Better Business Bureau: http://search.bbb.org/national/search.html
  • The BBB is actually composed of independent organizations in different metropolitan areas.
  • Most, but not all of the BBB's have online databases which are accessed by the national search.
  • If you can't find the company using the national BBB search but you know where they're located, use the "locate a BBB" link to access the individual BBB's "company report" facility.
  • Although a negative report from the BBB indicates there's a problem which you should understand before doing business with the company, a positive report from the BBB does not mean they necessarily satisfy reasonable consumer expectations.
• Bogus Operation: http://www.bogusoperation.com/
  • Perhaps the most entertaining consumer advocacy web site.
  • Action plans are included to "fight back" against offenders.
  • Specific information is limited to a few companies that have aroused the webmaster's ire.
• ConsumerAffairs.Com: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/rogues.htm
  • The Rogue's Gallery lists about 200 businesses
  • Use the site search if you're interested in a business that's not listed.
  • Selected updates available through their weekly newsletter.
  • Some of the pages don't display in Netscape... use IE or Mosaic, or if you prefer, the Netscape "view source" function, to see the text.
• Consumers Revenge: http://www.consumersrevenge.com/complaints.htm
  • Complaints are loosely organized by the name of the business
• Crimes of Persuasion: http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/index.htm
  • Excellent collection of various kinds of fraudulent activity
• First Consumer Watch: http://www.firstconsumerwatch.com/
• FlimFlam.com: http://www.flimflam.com/news.htm
  • Provides information on various schemes and on businesses that are inherently illegal.
• Friends in Business: http://www.friendsinbusiness.com/board1/
  • A message board focusing on small business.
  • Information on numerous scams is available by searching the archives.
• Netscams: http://www.netscams.com/scam/postscam/index.html
  • A message board focusing on scams.
• Rip-Off Report: http://ripoffreport.com/search.asp
  • Several new complaints posted every day
  • Use the "search all reports" to see latest updates
  • Search by company name to see all complaints about a company
• Screwed Central: http://www.screwedcentral.com/
• Wandering Leaf: http://www.treeleaves.com/complaints/
  • A message board for complaints. Large majority are advance fee credit card scams.
• WeBBBox: http://www.webbbox.com/list.htm
  • Best way to use site is to use the "business list", since the search engine is unreliable
• World Wide Scam Network: http://www.worldwidescam.com/index2002.htm
  • Many bogus business opportunities are debunked
  • Complete index on left side of home page

Other places to get information about good and bad deals:

• http://www.creditcardgoodies.com

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