BBB Serving Wisconsin: We are open for business during COVID-19 pandemic
MILWAUKEE -- Better Business Bureau Serving Wisconsin wants you to know that their staff is working and here to help in any way we can during the COVID-19 pandemic.
While the majority of the BBB team is working remotely now, there is still fast access to all their services through their website, through email, live chat, and by phone 414-847-6000 or toll-free throughout the state 800-273-1002.
According to a press release, the BBB is continuing to accept, process and mediate complaints, answer inquiries, send out press releases, investigate companies, and issue business and charity reports, just as we always have.
The BBB Serving Wisconsin said the following in a press releases:
"We are extending the complaint response times for all businesses, and we are working with each individual Accredited Business to evaluate its needs and how we can help during this time.
In addition, though we may have slower response and call times, not much has changed in the way we help consumers and businesses on a day-to-day basis.
Because the world is dealing with this pandemic right now, we do want to warn people that fraudsters are finding ways to scam you and profit financially from this.
Beware of scams using the coronavirus name in regard to fake cures, product offers such as testing kits and face masks, telemarketing calls including robocalls, fake online websites fake stimulus check fraud, fake charity and phony Go Fund Me donation requests, and price gouging."
BBB encourages people to report all scams and fraud to BBB Scam Tracker at BBB.org/scamtracker.