Mobile and Baldwin County News
Coverage of consumer protection from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
The Better Business Bureau Serving Central & South Alabama is warning residents about a growing overpayment scam that targets people who sell used items through online marketplaces such as Facebook…
The Better Business Bureau is warning senior residents across Mobile County and South Alabama to stay alert as the annual health insurance open enrollment window approaches, a stretch of the…
BAY MINETTE, Ala. — State leaders gathered at the Baldwin County Courthouse annex Monday to warn residents recovering from Hurricane Sally about consumer scams that tend to follow major storms,…
MOBILE, Ala. — As Gulf Coast residents recover from Hurricane Sally, the Better Business Bureau is warning homeowners to beware of “storm chasers” and out-of-town contractors who show up soliciting…
The Better Business Bureau is sounding the alarm on a new scam sweeping the Mobile area, and the warning comes with an unusual twist: the victims receive merchandise they never…
The Better Business Bureau is urging Mobile-area residents to carefully investigate any moving company before handing over their belongings, after a new investigative study found that scams in the moving…
MOBILE, Ala. — Several wrecker companies operating in Mobile are under criminal investigation following allegations that they overcharged customers, billed for services they never performed, or otherwise gouged motorists, city…
A Prichard funeral home under investigation by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office was operating for months after its state license had expired, according to records reviewed in the case, raising…
A Mobile family has been awarded $12 million in a lawsuit against Pine Crest Funeral Home over the loss of a relative’s cremated remains and other alleged violations. The jury…
It promises something for nothing: send one gift, receive up to a dozen in return. But the “Secret Sister” gift exchange circulating on Facebook feeds every holiday season has a…