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BBB Military Line®
Holly Petraeus, DirectorNovember 16, 2009
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BBB – Who We Are
• The nation’s oldest non-profit business-self-regulatory organization, created in 1912
• BBB Military Line established 2003
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BBB – What We Do
• Handle consumer complaints• Issue factual reports on businesses,
giving letter grades• Issue factual reports on charities using
20 Standards for Charity Accountability• Set standards for truthful advertising• Offer auto warranty dispute resolution
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BBB – Where We Are
• 164 offices in the United States• On the Web: www.bbb.org/military
www.bbb.org/army www.bbb.org/navywww.bbb.org/airforcewww.bbb.org/usmcwww.bbb.org/uscg
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BBB Military Line® Milestones
• DoD MOU Feb 03
• MOUs: Army 7/03, Navy 8/06, USAF 7/07, USMC 3/08
• USCG “Qualified Organization” 7/08
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In the Last Two Years We Have..
Taught 300 classes to 10,000 students in military communities across the United States
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Our Classes
• Military Smart Consumer Workshop• Teen Smart Consumer Workshop• Deals for Wheels – Adult (New Car)• Deals for Wheels – Teen (Used Car)• Investing for Retirement (early2010)• Custom classes by local BBBs
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“Deals for Wheels” WorkshopDavis-Monthan AFB, AZ
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Smart Consumer WorkshopLackland AFB, TX
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Teen Smart Consumer Workshop
Miramar MCAS, San Diego
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Teen “Deals For Wheels” Pittsburgh PA - CAP Cadets
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In the Last Two Years We Have..
Reached 8,600 military personnel and their families at unit events and fairs
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Military Family Fair, 144th Fighter Wing, California ANG,
Fresno CA
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Army National Guard 30-Day Reintegration Event,
Rochester NY
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“Moneywise” Fair, Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii
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In the Last Two Years We Have..
Co-produced a Kiplinger-BBB Military Finance Guide – 750k copies to all DoD branches at no charge
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In the Last Two Years We Have..
Processed 112,479 consumer complaints to BBB from military personnel, retirees, DoD civilians or their family members
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FYI - The Latest Scams• Advance fee loans: B.E.P. Capital Direct• Work-at-home: CERT Group, Inc. • Employment scams: Southern Georgia
Telecommunications aka Coastal Cable• Involuntary sign-up for other services
when visiting payday loan Web sites
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Patterns We’re Seeing
• Scammers are increasingly using job-search sites to find victims
• Advance-fee loan scams remain a problem
• Scammers are doing a better and better job of masquerading as reputable businesses
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We Want to Hear from You!
Holly Petraeus 703-247-9335 [email protected]
• Your concerns• Complaints you are hearing• How we can help you accomplish
your mission