Consumers and business owners now have a new tool to report the unwanted activities of phony IRS calls, spam text messages, phishing emails and other scams. BBB’s Scam Tracker has received over 1,145 reports of scams across the United States since its inception.
The tool is searchable by name of scam, scam type, state and other terms. BBB’s Scam Tracker also provides users with an interactive map that shows the location of reported scams.
BBB is encouraging consumers and businesses to go online to report any instances of a scam they’ve witnessed or have been victim to. With the help of the public, BBB will be able to report on thousands of scams across the United States.
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“Consumers can go on our website and read that someone else reported the exact same scam. They can see that someone lost, or could’ve potentially lost, thousands of dollars,” said Paula Fleming, spokesperson for the local BBB. “Consumers can also see what scams are trending in their area.”
Go directly to BBB’s Scam Tracker tool at: bbb.org/scamtracker/boston. For more information you can trust, visit us at bbb.org/boston.
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ABOUT BBB: For more than 100 years, Better Business Bureau has been helping people find businesses and brands they can trust. In 2014, consumers turned to BBB more than 165 million times for BBB Business Reviews on more than 4.7 million businesses, all available for free at bbb.org. BBB Serving Eastern Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont, founded in 1912, is one of 112 local, independent BBBs across North America.
Paula Fleming is VP of Communications & Marketing for Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern MA, ME, RI & VT. Find Paula on Google+.
