Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Town and Country police were involved in an investigation that has the St. Louis Better Business Bureau warning that Bo Wiechens Estate Sales customers allege items are disappearing during the sales.
The St. Louis Better Business Bureau is warning residents that Bo Wiechens estate sales customers are complaining of missing personal items during the sales. Town and Country police are involved in this investigation. The details are included in the following press release recently issued by the BBB. A St. Charles, Mo., estate sales business has drawn Better Business Bureau (BBB) complaints from consumers who say their valuables mysteriously went missing during sales. One couple alleged that the company’s owner, Bo Wiechens of Bo Wiechens Estate Sales, refused to return or compensate them for thousands of dollars in baseball and football collectibles that disappeared sometime during a July sale at their home in south St. Louis County. “…
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
The St. Louis BBB is warning St. Peters fans who are traveling to Texas for the World Series about suspicious hotel offers.
On Monday, the St. Louis Better Business Bureau warned Cardinal nation about World Series ticket scams. Tuesday came an alert about hotel ads targeting fans who may be scrambling to find accommodations in the Arlington, TX, area. The BBB said the ads are cropping up on Craigslist. The alert A release from the BBB reads in part: Several ads for World Series hotel packages on a classified ad site claimed to offer tickets for a Rams-Cowboys game along with the hotel, a tip-off that the person who placed the ad may not be familiar with the teams in the World Series, the Cardinals and the Texas Rangers. Some ads are full of misspellings, which also can be a characteristic of fraudulent ads. “Sports fans may be anxious to get a hotel room near …
Monday, October 17, 2011
The St. Louis area Better Business Bureau gives tips on how to avoid dropping wads of cash on fake tickets and con artists.
St. Louis Cardinal fans’ excitement can help carry their team to an 11th World Series title. However, it also can lead to scams that cost them big money. “Sports fans can get burned by purchasing counterfeit tickets or paying in advance for tickets that never arrive,” said Michelle L. Corey in a statement issued by the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Corey is the president and CEO of the organization, which warns consumers against scams and fraud. The secondary market for sports and entertainment tickets is a $10 billion a year industry. But during last year’s World Series, scams involved counterfeit tickets or tickets that never arrived, said Chris Thetford, vice president for communications for the St. Louis area BBB. “Basically, there’s …
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