Revamped scam tracker gives consumers ‘search’ function – KHON2
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaii residents reported losing more than $200,000 to various scams in 2021 and 2022 is closing in on that number as well.
The Better Business Bureau announced a new tool to help consumers from falling victim on Thursday, Nov. 3.
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The BBB teamed up with Amazon and Capital One to give consumers a better handle on learning about and reporting scams.
“It’s much more intuitive and a step-by-step process to walk them through to search or even to report,” said Roseann Freitas, BBB Hawaii marketplace manager.
Folks who think a particular text message, email, phone call or website might be a scam can enter the phone number, web address or company name into the tracker to see if others have reported them.
“They’re fake, but they look real,” Freitas said, “and if you put that URL in there into that search engine, you’ll be able to pull it up and see if there are other reports based on that.”
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