Thanks to the Better Business Bureau, Internet users like Wynn can report fraudulent activity in a way that helps other users who may be suspicious of a possible scam.
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Matthew Webster was working on his computer when he received a pop-up claiming his laptop had a virus and he needed to call technical support.
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“It’s really driven by zip code that you put in, it gets filtered to that BBB for processing”, Gamby said. It has a map showing where scams are being reported, what types of scams are happening in the area, and even how much money a few people are losing.
“Scams have been around forever but with the advent of technology they’ve exploded and we’re now using technology to catch the scammers”, Power says.
“No information about you as the victim is out there being published so there’s no embarrassment factor that you should consider at all”, Gamby said, “A lot of times you won’t have a lot of information so there isn’t a lot to report”.
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“It’s definitely an invasion of privacy”, Webster says of the scam he fell victim to. It was reported in Fort Lauderdale at the end of September.
