Scam news 1
BBB warns of smart TV scam
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — If you have a smart TV, listen up.
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning of a scam involving popular streaming devices, such as Roku and Amazon Fire TV sticks, and services like Netflix and YouTube TV.
The BBB said it has received an influx of reports regarding scammers targeting victims through pop-ups on their smart TVs.Read more
Scam news 2
I Thought my Sister was Kidnapped…..Scam!
Her phone rang, the screen lighting up with her sister’s name and contact photo — but it wasn’t her sister on the line.
At around 7 a.m. a few weeks ago, Beth Royce answered an early phone call from someone whom she believed to be her sister, only to hear a man’s voice threatening to kill her sibling if she didn’t send money.Read more
Scam news 3
Urgent Scam Alert as Aussie Schools
A new scam is doing the rounds and this time schools and childcare centres are under siege. As part of the ploy, callers are offering to carry out repairs to car park line markings for a reduced price because they’re “in the area”, according to the Roadmarking Industry Association of Australia (RIAA).
“But in reality, poor quality works are then completed by clearly untrained operators at greatly inflated rates,” RIAA General Manager Paul Robinson said. “Or if a deposit is paid, no works are done at all.”Read more