GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The Better Business Bureau says shoppers need to be aware of holiday hams and shipping scams
Fake shipping emails are not just something that rears its ugly head during the holiday season, but Susan Bach, Regional Director of the Better Business Bureau of Northeast Wisconsin says they are once again in full force.
The scam includes email messages that seem enticing to people, especially if they are waiting for a package to ship.
“What they are really trying to get you to do is click on one of those email confirmations.”
Bach says historically, the Christmas season is a target time for scams like this.
“They are very common this time of year because the scammers know that a lot of people are doing online shopping.”
The email messages seem enticing to people, especially if they are waiting for a package to ship.
“That includes things like purchase confirmation, shipping updates. promotional offers and things like that.”
Bach says they tend to have poor grammar, lacks specifics about package contents and contains threats.
She says they should not be open as clicking could add malware onto your device or may try to get you to provide personal information that could be used to complete identity theft.
