Better Business Bureau top scams of 2020

The better business bureau says online scams are spiking during this pandemic holiday.

LINGERING SCAMS --- WON'T STOPAS CRIMINALS FIND NEW WAYS TOGET YOUR MONEY.

TONIGHT WEHAVE A WARNING FROM THE BETTERBUSINESS BUREAU ABOUT THEBIGGEST SCAMS EXPECTED IN20-21."WITH COVID AND EVERYTHING ELSEIT'S THE PERFECT STORM FORSCAMMERS," SEAN HERDRICK WITHTHE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUSAYS THEIR 2020 SCAM TRACKERREPORT SHOWS THAT ONLINE SCAMSON THE RISE.

"HONESTLY WE'RESEEING A 300 PERCENT INCREASEON ONLINE PURCHASE SCAMS YEAROVER YEAR.

ESPECIALLY WITH THEHOLIDAY SEASON COMING UP THEONLINE PURCHASING ISABSOLUTELY GOING BONKERS," THEREPORT HAS DETAILS ONEVERYTHING FROM WHO'S TARGETEDTHE MOST, TO THE IMPACT ANDHOW TO AVOID BECOMING AVICTIM-OF FAKE WEBSITES."REALLY MAKE SURE YOU VERIFYWHERE LINKS ARE TAKING YOUESPECIALLY WITH THE SALES.

YOUREALLY WANT TO MAKE SUREYOU'RE REALLY GOING TO THEACTUAL RETAILER'S WEBSITESOMETIMES IT CAN SPOOF THOSE,"AND WHAT ABOUT THOSE RANDOMEMAILS- THAT SHOW UP WITHCLAIMS OF PROBLEMS WITH YOURACCOUNTS?

"IF NETFLIX CONTACTSYOU IF PAYPAL CONTACTS YOU IFIT'S A SCAM, THEY WILL ASK YOUTO PAY WITH A GIFT CARD ORSOME OTHER TYPE OF PRE- PAIDDEBIT CARD," ACCORDING TO THEBBB SCAM TRACKER THE AVERAGELOSS TO VICTIMS IS ABOUT $100-DOLLARS.

THEY ALSO SAY ITS AGOOD IDEA GO BE EXTRA CAREFULON FACEBOOK.

"WHETHER ITSCARS, HOLIDAY ITEMS WHETHERITS GIFTS JUST BE REALLYCAREFUL OUT THERE MAKE SURETHAT YOU DON'T GET TAKEN,"A REFRESHING NEW BUSINESS --