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Thursday, October 20, 2011

BBB Warns: Don't Invest in Cardinals Collectibles

The Better Business Bureau is urging Cardinals fans stocking up on memorabilia to buy for enjoyment, but not as an investment.

The St. Louis area Better Business Bureau is urging Cardinals fans stocking up on memorabilia to buy for enjoyment, but not as an investment. Earlier this week the BBB warned consumers to watch for World Series ticket scams and housing/hotel scams for Cardinals fans traveling to Texas. Now the BBB has issued the following warning in a new release: St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 19, 2011 – With area businesses hoping to cash in on fans’ appetite for all things Cardinals during the World Series, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is urging shoppers to buy for enjoyment, not for investment. “Anyone who thinks that stockpiling 2011 World Series pennants or souvenir beer mugs is a plan for early retirement will be sorely disappointed,” said Michelle Corey…

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BBB Warns of Cardinals Ticket Scams and BBB Warns Cards Fans of Texas Hotel/Housing Scams

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

BBB Warns Cards Fans of Texas Hotel/Housing Scams

The St. Louis Better Business Bureau is warning fans who are traveling to Texas for the World Series about suspicious hotel offers.

First, the St. Louis Better Business Bureau warned Cardinal nation about World Series ticket scams. Now comes an alert about hotel ads targetting fans who may be scrambling to find accommodations in Texas. 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 the ballpark,” said …

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BBB Warns of Cardinals Ticket Scams

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