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On July 13, 2020, the BBB began an investigation into this business' website for fraudulent activity. BBB found that the website shows the business to be located in Texarkana, AR. The website seems to be cloned after another business founded 1932 in Sydney Australia, Breville is based in Sydney, Australia with the US office located in Los Angeles. The fraudulent website http://brevilleworlds.com/ is no longer operational and site status shows "default backend - 404 at this time.
As of July 17, 2020, after the BBB searched Incorporations, Cooperatives, Banks and Insurance Companies with the Secretary of State's office and no records were found. BBB found that phone number listed shows to be a Google Voice number and is no longer in operation and the email address listed was returned as blocked by relay server. BBB has determined that this business is an Online Retail Scam and BBB cautions consumers to check out any online business before purchasing their products.
If you believe you have been a victim of this type of scam, you should reach out to your local BBB office to report the scam information, file a complaint with your state's attorney general's office, and contact your local FBI field office.
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Reason for Rating - Factors Lowered
Failure to respond to one complaint filed against business.
Reason for Rating - Factors Lowered
BBB concerns with the business's practices.
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