Terre Haute, Indiana (WTHI) – It’s a busy time of year with travel, and grifters are using their vacations to make money in other ways. The Better Business Bureau has issued a lost and found package warning.
This trick is easy. If you are unlucky enough to lose your package, scammers will create a fake collection service company and trick you into paying them to find your package. According to the BBB, criminals created a fake girlfriend website that looked real and demanded personal information and a fee to find lost items.
BBB says you don’t have to pay another company to find yours.
Jennifer Adamany of the Better Business Bureau, which serves Central Indiana, said:
To avoid falling for this scam, BBB tells them to stay calm. Criminals will use your emotions to trick you into making unthinkable decisions. We never pay a third party to submit a report. Instead, find the airline and file your report there. You don’t have to pay for files.
Click here for more information on this scam and to report the scam to BBB’s Scam Tracker.
