“If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is.” It’s these words John Etchieson, current BBB Historian and former President and CEO of BBB serving Central, Coastal, Southwest Texas and the Permian Basin, learned the hard way. It all started when he saw an advertisement on his social media account for a Major…
Category: imposter scam
Scammers impersonate Publishers Clearing House, BBB
Scammers can be persistent, so it’s a good idea to be on your guard. A Waco-area woman recently received two calls from scammers who lied about who they were in an attempt to get her money. Luckily, she figured it out, didn’t get scammed and reported it to Your BBB. First, they tried it the “nice”…
BBB warns: Don’t get fooled by an IRS scam call!
As tax time approaches, Your BBB continues to receive numerous phone calls from people who say they got threatening calls from scam artists claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS published the following warning about the scam: Phone Scams Continue to be Serious Threat, Remain on IRS “Dirty Dozen” List of Tax Scams…
Impostors, impostors everywhere! Fake IRS agents and grandparent scammers targeting Texas consumers
BBB serving Central, Coastal, Southwest Texas and the Permian Basin has been getting a lot of calls about two particular scams this week: The “grandparent scam” and the fake IRS agent scam. Grandparent scam In the grandparent scam, someone impersonating law enforcement or a court official, is calling senior citizens claiming that their grandchild is…
