BBB Warns of scam promising free groceries and huge savings
Southfield, MI – Local consumers continue to contact your Better Business Bureau about a sales promotion offering free groceries as an incentive to buy furniture at Ben’s Fine Furniture in Port Huron, MI. Ben’s Fine Furniture holds an F rating with your BBB due to unanswered and unresolved complaints. Consumers are lead to believe that by paying a registration fee ranging from $9.95 to $15.95 to participate, they would earn up to $600.00 in free groceries. Once registered, consumers are to simply mail in their grocery receipts to “claim your groceries”, “my free groceries” or “my free travel” each month and they would receive $20 to $25 in return until $600.00 was earned. In actuality, the consumers discover that the promotions companies promising the “free groceries” all go out of business.
Before considering incentive offers like this, your BBB advises you to:
· Check out companies before providing personal information.
· Be skeptical of promises of 100 percent satisfaction guaranteed. A guarantee is only as good as the company offering it.
· Be wary of unsolicited telephone calls, e-mails and direct mailings.
· Get everything in writing and read the fine print.
· Be sure to use a credit card for payments. It’s easier to dispute charges.
· Be cautious of companies requiring you to sign up for other services to receive the original purchase you wanted to make.
· Don’t give into high-pressure sales tactics. Take time to think about the deal and confirm arrangements.
· Don’t make a payment until you have all the information you need to make a decision.
Don’t take free offers at face value. Do your research to protect your money and identity. Check them out with your BBB by calling (248)223-9400 or by visiting www.bbb.org.