Millions of dollars were lost to scams across the Triangle last year, according to a new report from the Better Business Bureau of Eastern Carolinas.
Alyssa Parker with the BBB said it received more than 2,600 scam reports in 2025, totaling $2,077,950.44 in losses across its 48-county service area. Data submitted through the BBB Scam Tracker helped identify the most common and most costly scams affecting consumers as we move through 2026.
Online purchase scams were the most frequently reported, accounting for more than 28% of all scams reported in 2025 to the BBB of Eastern Carolinas. Consumers reported losing more than $292,000 in online shopping scams alone…