BBB Scam Alert: Fake relief check phone calls claim you have money waiting

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – The Better Business Bureau of North Alabama’s President and CEO Karen Reeves warns of fake relief check phone calls directing people to a phishing site. Learn how the scam works and how to protect your identity.

BBB is warning people about a new phishing phone scam where callers claim you have an unclaimed “relief check” waiting.

In order to claim your check, you have to visit a website to collect it. The message sounds official, but it is a trick to steal your personal and financial information. BBB Scam Tracker has received over 800 reports in less than two months about this scheme…

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