BBB Issues International Alert: BBB Name Used to Scam Online
Better Business Bureaus have issued an international alert to warn
about individuals misusing the BBB and BBBOnLine trademarks to extort money from online
shoppers seeking to purchase automobiles. The BBB received an inquiry from an online shopper who
was searching for an automobile on cars.com. The shopper was sent an invoice by e-mail from
someone posing as an escrow service that displayed a cars.com and BBBOnLine banner and listed
several other BBB sites. The fraudulent e-mail invoice contains claims that the Better Business
Bureau and cars.com are trusted, neutral third parties.
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