BBB Military Line ® Briefing for AFCPE 2007 DoD Pre-Conference By Holly Petraeus, Director, BBB Military Line November 13, 2007.

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BBB Military Line ® Briefing for AFCPE 2007 DoD Pre-Conference By Holly Petraeus, Director, BBB Military Line November 13, 2007

BBB History Founded in 1912, the nation’s oldest nonprofit, business self-regulatory organization War Savings Protection Program created in 1945 BBB Military Line ® created in 2003 For 95 years, the BBB has: oEstablished codes of business conduct oHandled consumer complaints oIssued factual reports on businesses and charities oSet standards for truthful advertising

The BBB Today 164 offices near every major population center – and most military installations – in the United States 105 million total instances of consumer service in 2006: oBusiness Reliability Reports oCharity Reports oConsumer Information oDispute Resolution oBBB Online

BBB Military Line Milestones MOU with DOD Financial Readiness Campaign Feb 03 MOUs w/ Army Jul 03, Navy Aug 06, Air Force Jul 07 Justice Dept. grant in partnership w/ BGCA 2004 – 2007

Why A BBB Military Program? Military Consumers a Targeted Group: oPredatory lending oID theft while deployed oAuto loans at punitive rates oAffinity marketing oScams BBB Has the Marketplace Knowledge to Help

Investment Scams United World Exchange - Iraqi Dinar sales complaints of non-delivery in 1 year - Illinois Attorney General filed suit in June BBB rating - Unsat

Ponzi Schemes Capital Consortium Group/3 Hebrew Boys - Unregistered securities dealers - Marketed to churches and military - Secrecy – non-disclosure form - Promises - $2,625 to become $100K in 16 months! - Indicted 9/11/07 by South Carolina grand jury

Rip-offs on the Web The Military Company - Military ribbon sets complaints of non-delivery in 1 year - Postal Inspection Svc investigating - BBB rating - Unsat

Pyramid Schemes Wealth Pools International –“Multi-level Marketing Plan” or “Matrix Plan” selling language learning systems –Sellers must buy each $200, make $10 per sale unless they recruit more sellers –Complaints in Florida and Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico area – BBB rating Unsatisfactory

Military Charity Scams ABC News Report on 11/9/07 that donations are not reaching wounded vets Reminder – BBB has reports on 1,200 national charities and 5K local charities Look it up before you give!

What Is BBB Military Line Doing About Scams? On the Web: - Breaking news and alerts - Electronic newsletters by subscription - Access to BBB reliability reports - Online complaint submission - Data analysis (25K military complaints in 2006; 45K so far in 2007)

In Your Community Briefings Consumer Workshops Business codes of ethics Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board member Coordination with on- and off-base consumer, legal and family assistance offices

The Bad Guys Don’t Always Look Like This Which is why you need to check them out with the BBB!

Points of Contact Holly Petraeus, Director, BBB Military Line – Katie Leiva, Project Coordinator – SGM Rose Matthews, US Army Liaison,