ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Today’s Consumer Alert is about an old phishing scam that’s making the rounds again, and it’s so widespread the Better Business Bureau recently issued a scam alert.
From 2022 to 2023, the number of phishing scams reported to the BBB doubled. Then the number reported in 2024 broke the previous record.
I saw a BBB alert about a scam that has now landed in my inbox four times over three months. So I thought I’d better tell you about it…