QR stands for quick response. You scan the box-shaped code using your phone’s camera and seconds later, a link will open. Privacy experts say con artists are now using this technology to scam people.
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Sweepstakes and lottery scams resulted in higher financial losses during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the previous three years, according to research announced Thursday by the Better Business Bureau.
Online Scams Have Increased During Coronavirus Pandemic
We ve said it once and we ll say it again, don t fall for online scams or for that matter, phone scams too.
Rule of thumb is to never ever give someone your social security number or any of your bank account information. Both are big targets for scammers trying to take your money.
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Scammers are very good at exploiting uncertainty, said Troy Baker, communications manager for the Better Business Bureau Serving Western Michigan. They re also good at adaptation, so they increasingly turned to the internet to find prey when an influx of people started working, shopping and socializing over the internet last year.