BBB Scam Alert: Great Deal Could be a Trick.
If a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Scammers are now impersonating representatives of cable companies, tricking their victims into giving up their personal information. This according to a report from the Better Business Bureau of Acadiana Scam Tracker. (BBB.org/ScamTracker)
This is how the scam works. The con artist call up their victims pretending to work for a cable company with an unbelievably cheap offer to buy cable services. This is a trick to get victims to divulge private information and to send money to the con artist. Apparently the con artist sounds convincing and professional when explaining the promotion.