BBB Military Line ® Holly Petraeus, Director November 16, 2009.

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BBB Military Line ® Holly Petraeus, Director November 16, 2009

BBB – Who We Are The nation’s oldest non-profit business-self- regulatory organization, created in 1912 BBB Military Line established 2003

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

BBB – Where We Are 164 offices in the United States On the Web:

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

In the Last Two Years We Have.. Taught 300 classes to 10,000 students in military communities across the United States

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

“Deals for Wheels” Workshop Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ

Smart Consumer Workshop Lackland AFB, TX

Teen Smart Consumer Workshop Miramar MCAS, San Diego

Teen “Deals For Wheels” Pittsburgh PA - CAP Cadets

In the Last Two Years We Have.. Reached 8,600 military personnel and their families at unit events and fairs

Military Family Fair, 144 th Fighter Wing, California ANG, Fresno CA

Army National Guard 30-Day Reintegration Event, Rochester NY

“Moneywise” Fair, Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii

In the Last Two Years We Have.. Co-produced a Kiplinger-BBB Military Finance Guide – 750k copies to all DoD branches at no charge

In the Last Two Years We Have.. Processed 112,479 consumer complaints to BBB from military personnel, retirees, DoD civilians or their family members

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

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

We Want to Hear from You! Holly Petraeus Your concerns Complaints you are hearing How we can help you accomplish your mission