North Central Texas BBB Warns of New Phone Scam
Scammers have found a new way to trick people out of their hard-earned money and/or personal information.
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Scammers have found a new way to trick people out of their hard-earned money and/or personal information.
Scammers have found a new way to trick people out of their hard-earned money and/or personal information.
Scammers have found a new way to trick people out of their hard-earned money and/or personal information.
The COVID-19 pandemic saw a rise in reports of scammers pretending to be from government agencies. While reports slowed since peaking in early 2021, victims lost more than twice as much money, according to new research by Better Business Bureau® (BBB®). BBB warns people to use caution if they are contacted by a government agency demanding money or offering a government grant for a fee. After BBB published an in-depth study in 2020 to educate the public about how to detect Government Impostor Scams, reports to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) soared. In 2021, consumers reported losses of mo...
Sarah Wetzel with the BBB of St. Louis said scammers will always try to cash in when there's high demand and low supply.