Scam-A-Lam-A-Ding-Dong: Fake BBB Email

By On August 1, 2012 · 1 Comment

Here’s what one of the fake emails looks like.

The next email you get from the Better Business Bureau might not be from the BBB but from scammers looking for your personal information.

The phishing scam, which targets both consumers and businesses, includes an email claiming to be a response to a complaint filed with the BBB and another asking for updated personal information “as a service to BBB Accredited Businesses.”
Both emails include a link the recipients can click on. Do not click on the link. (You’ll see it’s not the real BBB when you hover cursor over the link, which will reveal the actual address.)

See above for an example of the fake email.

 

 
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One Response to Scam-A-Lam-A-Ding-Dong: Fake BBB Email

  1. Scam-A-Lam-A-Ding-Dong: Phony FTC Sweepstakes-Prize Call | Bottom Line says:
    August 3, 2012 at 11:53 am

    [...] Earlier this week, TBL told you how scammers were posing as the BBB in phony emails looking for personal information. Now, laugh-a-minute scammers are using the Federal Trade Commission’s name when calling people to tell them they’ve just won $250,000 in a phony sweepstakes. Except they leave the “phony” part out. That’s why TBL is telling you. (And it’s not as if the FTC would involved in a sweepstakes, though the scammers might say the FTC is supervising it.) The caller says all you have to do to claim the prize is pay the taxes and insurance, which you can wire or send a check for anywhere from $1,000 to $10,000. Don’t even think of doing that. But report it to the FTC here. [...]