Computer virus fixing, credit card interest rates, debt settlement and mystery shopping are among the top ten scams making the rounds in our region. The Maritime Better Business Bureau has compiled a list. The Bureau’s Jill Atkinson says virus-fixing tops it as consumers get suspicious email messages claiming they have a serious virus problem in their computer that needs fixing right away.
Atkinson says if that happens, you’re open to the scammers getting all your personal information, passwords, credit card numbers and the like. She suggests ignoring such messages and even reporting them to police or the BBB.
Here’s the top ten list of scams as compiled by the Better Business Bureau:
1. Computer Virus fixing Scam
2. Credit Card Interest Rates
3. Advance Fee Loans Scam
4. Debt Settlement
5. Door to Door Sales
6. Mystery Shopping
7. Foreign Lotteries
8. Sweepstakes
9. Phishing Scams
10. Inheritance Scams
