BBB.org 2025 Reports & Reviews

BBB.org Reports & Reviews (324)

- Bedford, OH, USA

Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location OH 44146, USA
Type of a scam Phishing
Initial means of contact Not applicable

Figured I'd let everyone know that someone is using the BBB.org's name to phish others. As usual - DON'T CLICK THE LINK if you get something like this! I didn't fall for it, but I don't want anyone else to be harmed, and I ESPECIALLY hate to see organizations as responsible as the BBB.org having their name slandered in this manner!

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Type of a scam Phishing

This email message has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. You can download the text file with the explanation of the complaint by following the link ***. We also request that you send a reply in 48 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you intend to do about it.

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Victim Location 79323
Type of a scam Other
Initial means of contact Not applicable

This emai was sent to me automatically because BBB.org has got an abuse, claiming that my company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. I can download the document with the explanation of the complaint at the above website. I am to send a short message within 48 hours explaining what I intend to do about the complaint. They also gave me an abuse incident number 2647965270991:14.
I am reporting this to you because I do not even have a business.

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Victim Location 72543
Type of a scam Phishing
Initial means of contact Not applicable

I did not respond to the email. The body of the report indicated that they had received a report of abuse, that my company was violating the Safety and Health Act. My current company is a xxxxxx in Heber Springs, AR. I am a retired nurse and know that there are many different Acts pertaining to health and safety. There was no phone number, only an link to the internet. The email address is not a .gov, or .org email. I viewed this as suspicious and chose to report it to you. I have copied and pasted the body of the email below.

This email has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of compliant by following the link xxxxxxx We also ask that you give a reply within 48 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you plan to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, leave the abuse ID "Incident:250682143753:566" unchanged in the subject line.
BBB
Compliant Department
Barbara R Esparza

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Scammer's website bit.ly
Scammer's email [email protected]
Type of a scam Phishing
Initial means of contact Not applicable

Email sent to one of our business email addresses. Claiming to be from the BBB.org having received a complaint sent a link to click on requesting response

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Victim Location 44601
Type of a scam Phishing
Initial means of contact Not applicable

The Email claims to be from Ryan L Alley of the BBB.org Compliant Department but hovering over email shows up as [email protected] typically look for misspellings, and as you will see, the word "complaint" is spelled as "compliant" which spell check would not catch...the email is as follows...
This email has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/***
We also ask that you send a short message within 48 hours to us. This message should contain info about what you plan to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please keep the abuse ID "Case:293257886209:255" unchanged in the subject line.
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Ryan L Alley

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Victim Location 77381
Type of a scam Phishing

SENT EMAIL BELOW:

This email message has been automatically sent to you because we have received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.

You can download the document with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhSMKP

We also ask that you give a answer within 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do with it.

Important notice:

When replying to us, please leave the abuse ID "3913904345535:817" unchanged in the subject .

ScamPulse.com

Compliant Department

Darryl S Hannon

You can learn more about these bogus phishing and malware scams at https://www.bbb.org/council/news-events/bbb-warnings/2017/09/phishing-scam-claim...⇄

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- Elkton, FL, USA

Scammer's website bit.ly
Scammer's address Erica B Polk [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location FL 32033, USA
Type of a scam Phishing
Initial means of contact Not applicable

I called the BBB.org and they said this was a scam. Below is the email I received.
This email message has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2ji8Ufe
We also ask that you give a reply in 24 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do about it.
Important note:
When replying to us, please keep the abuse ID "Case:82609580443:442" native in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Erica B Polk

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- Martinsville, IN, USA

Scammer's address Unknown
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location IN 46151, USA
Type of a scam Phishing

We received this email notification of "complaint" in our company email. Thankfully, the computer wouldn't allow us to open the attachment.

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- Sturbridge, MA, USA

Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location MA 01566, USA
Type of a scam Phishing
Initial means of contact Not applicable

This email notification has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jgEIB8
We also request that you send a response within 24 hours to us. This response should contain information about what you intend to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please leave the abuse ID "04759482142:92" unchanged in the subject line.
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Victor F Harmon

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- Houston, TX, USA

Scammer's email Haydee J Williams [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location TX 77032, USA
Type of a scam Phishing
Initial means of contact Not applicable

Received the following email to several of our business email accounts:
This email notification has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has received a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the text file with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jgoyYv
We also request that you send a short reply within 48 hours to us. This response should contain information about what you intend to do about it.
Important note:
When replying to us, please leave the compliant ID "Case:619344841582:39" native in the subject line.
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Haydee J Williams
You can learn more about these bogus phishing and malware scams at https://www.bbb.org/council/news-events/bbb-warnings/2017/09/phishing-scam-claim...⇄

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- Miramar Beach, FL, USA

Scammer's address [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location FL 32550, USA
Type of a scam Other
Initial means of contact Not applicable

Here is email I received:
This notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the text file with the explanation of abuse by following the link *** We also request that you give a short response within 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do about it.
Important note:
When replying to us, leave the abuse ID "Case:425518360094:68" native in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Emma C Pacheco

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- Garland, TX, USA

Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location TX 75042, USA
Type of a scam Phishing
Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received this email:
This email notification has been automatically generated and sent to you because BBB.org has got a complaint, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2ji4GUY
We also ask that you give a message within 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, leave the abuse ID "Incident:258072502745:940" native in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Veronica N Jones
I believe they may be "phishing". I don't really know what other purpose it would serve?

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Victim Location 32308
Type of a scam Phishing

Our business received an email from the above individual stating that we had a case of "abuse" reported against us "violating the Safety and Health Act" and included a link--which we did not click--and a case number ("Case:380559762746:249). This individual claimed to be an employee of the "Abuse Department" at the ScamPulse.com.

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Scammer's email [email protected]
Type of a scam Phishing
Initial means of contact Not applicable

Fake email from BBB.org

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- Gainesville, FL, USA

Scammer's website bit.ly
Scammer's email Danny C Reid [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location FL 32601, USA
Type of a scam Employment

This is the second similar e-mail that I received (reported the other earlier today):

This email message has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.

You can download the text file with the explication of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2ji4FAk

We also ask that you send a short answer within 48 hours to us. This response should contain information about what you plan to do with it.

Important notice:

When replying to us, leave the compliant ID "Incident:283056231473:324" native in the subject .

BBB

Compliant Department

Danny C Reid

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- Madras, OR, USA

Scammer's website bit.ly
Scammer's address Abuse Department
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location OR 97741, USA
Type of a scam Phishing
Initial means of contact Not applicable

This notification has been automatically sent to you because BBB.org has got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
You can download the document with the explanation of abuse by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhBH3n
We also request that you send a short reply within 24 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you plan to do with it.
Important note:
When replying to us, leave the abuse ID "679161760:688" native in the subject .
BBB.org
Abuse Department
Alice D Goode

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- Newport, OR, USA

Scammer's email Dora R Thomas [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location OR 97365, USA
Type of a scam Phishing

Copy of the email received:

This email message has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.

You can download the text file with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jhoCH

We also request that you send a reply in 48 hours to us. This response should contain info about what you intend to do about it.

Important note:

When replying to us, please keep the abuse ID "Incident:95927536494:255" unchanged in the subject .

BBB

Compliant Department

Dora R Thomas

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Victim Location 98109
Type of a scam Phishing
Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received the following email:
This email message has been automatically generated and sent to you because we have got an abuse, claiming that your company is violating the The Safety and Health Act.
You can download the document with the explication of compliant by following the link https://bit.ly/2jji7nI
We also ask that you send a answer in 48 hours to us. This message should contain information about what you plan to do about it.
Important notice:
When replying to us, please leave the compliant ID "Case:403042673630:928" unchanged in the subject .
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Victoria L Orme

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Victim Location 99518
Type of a scam Phishing
Initial means of contact Not applicable

Here is raw source of email:
Return-Path:
Delivered-To: [email protected]
Received: from biz179.inmotionhosting.com
by biz179.inmotionhosting.com (Dovecot) with LMTP id ieWsHByotlkyRgEAqMFV/A
for ; Mon, 11 Sep 2017 08:13:32 -0700
Return-path:
Envelope-to: [email protected]
Delivery-date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 08:13:32 -0700
Received: from anteater.dogwood.relay.mailchannels.net ([23.83.211.3]:47456)
by biz179.inmotionhosting.com with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256)
(Exim 4.87)
(envelope-from )
id 1drQOr-000LdO-Tk
for [email protected]; Mon, 11 Sep 2017 08:13:32 -0700
X-Sender-Id: webafrica|x-authuser|[email protected]
Received: from relay.mailchannels.net (localhost [127.0.0.1])
by relay.mailchannels.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 266AC2071AD
for ; Mon, 11 Sep 2017 15:13:24 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from fw11a.wadns.net (unknown [100.96.126.162])
(Authenticated sender: webafrica)
by relay.mailchannels.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 31872209403
for ; Mon, 11 Sep 2017 15:13:22 +0000 (UTC)
X-Sender-Id: webafrica|x-authuser|[email protected]
Received: from fw11a.wadns.net (fw11a.wadns.net [172.20.110.49])
(using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA)
by 0.0.0.0:2500 (trex/5.9.14);
Mon, 11 Sep 2017 15:13:24 +0000
X-MC-Relay: Junk
X-MailChannels-SenderId: webafrica|x-authuser|[email protected]
X-MailChannels-Auth-Id: webafrica
X-Cellar-Shrill: 0a45db857a76490b_1505142803837_1359242885
X-MC-Loop-Signature: 1505142803837:199201484
X-MC-Ingress-Time: 1505142803837
X-WAScan-Signature: f0387f3b6ebfa9b9a99917943c23ffa1
Received: from mail07.glodns.net ([196.220.44.17])
by fw11a.wadns.net with esmtp (Exim 4.80)
(envelope-from )
id 1drQOU-0003vu-0j
for [email protected]; Mon, 11 Sep 2017 17:13:20 +0200
Received: from bbb6bccb.virtua.com.br [187.182.188.203] by mail07.glodns.net with SMTP;
Mon, 11 Sep 2017 17:12:51 +0200
From: "Barbara S Fair"
To: [email protected]
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?6197689332682=3A421?=
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:12:50 -0300
MIME-Version: 1.0
X-mailer: WorldClient 9.95515835517
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Content-Description: Multipart message
X-AuthUser: [email protected]
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X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.5
X-Spam-Score: 5
X-Spam-Bar: /
X-Ham-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "biz179.inmotionhosting.com",
has NOT identified this incoming email as spam. The original
message has been attached to this so you can view it or label
similar future email. If you have any questions, see
root@localhost for details.
Content preview: This notification has been automatically generated and sent
to you because BBB.org has received an abuse, claiming that your company is violating
the The Safety and Health Act. You can download the text file with the explication
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for more information.
[URIs: bit.ly]
-0.0 RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE RBL: Sender listed at http://www.dnswl.org/, no
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Important note:
When replying to us, leave the abuse ID "6197689332682:421" native in the=
subject line.
BBB.org
Compliant Department
Barbara S Fair
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