WHNT

BBB Scam Alert: Fake relief check phone calls claim you have money waiting

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – The Better Business Bureau of North Alabama’s President and CEO Karen Reeves warns of fake relief check phone calls directing people to a phishing site. Learn how the scam ...
Hartford Courant

Better Business Bureau scam alert: Fake relief check phone calls in CT, nationwide

Be careful answering calls about an unclaimed relief check. According to the Better Business Bureau, there is “a new phishing phone scam where callers claim you have an unclaimed ‘relief check’ ...

Nationwide battles impersonation scams with new call checker service

Nationwide has launched new call checker software to battle fraudsters impersonating the building society's staff.
Yahoo

‘Wrong Phone Number’ Scams Are on the Rise

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘Wrong Phone Number’ Scams Are on the Rise - Kostenko Maxim / Shutterstock.com If you've received an innocent-sounding text from a ...
Yahoo

A 'federal relief check' scam is targeting hundreds of U.S. consumers

Since September, the Better Business Bureau has counted more than 800 consumers across the U.S. who have reported receiving scam messages about federal relief funds. The BBB warns that the scheme ...
Lifehacker

‘Wrong Phone Number’ Scams Are on the Rise

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...