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Better Business Bureau: FDA warns residents of COVID-19 testing scams | Local News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning people of fraudulent coronavirus tests, vaccines and treatments as the pandemic continues.

Since the arrival of the omicron variant, the increase of testing for COVID-19 has become a concern. Scarcity often leads to potential scams for a product that doesn’t exist, the compromise of personal identifiable information, or the increase of deceptive advertising.The FBI issued a warning earlier this year about potential fraud related to COVID-19 antibody tests. Scammers are selling unapproved COVID-19 antibody tests, which can give inaccurate results. In doing so, they are also collecting personal information, such as Social Security numbers and dates of birth. They may also be stealing health insurance or Medicare information that can be used in future schemes.

How the scam works

Robocalls are sent out to consumers directing them to a website that looks like a clinic or medical supply company offering

Better Business Bureau ENC warns consumers about porch pirates

by: Better Business Bureau

Posted: Dec 8, 2021 / 01:40 PM EST
/ Updated: Dec 8, 2021 / 01:41 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. – The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is projecting that they are going to process and deliver 12 billion letters, cards, and packages from Thanksgiving to Christmas. With the abundance of doorstep deliveries, front porches become a gold mine for thieves who are combing neighborhoods to steal people’s packages. Better Business Bureau serving Eastern North Carolina (BBB) is offering tips to help consumers stop porch pirates from ruining the holiday season.

“Online shopping is the norm and thieves are looking to take advantage this holiday season,” said Mallory Wojciechowski, President and CEO of BBB. “We always stress buying from safe online sites, but consumers need to be careful throughout the entire shipping and delivery process to ensure they receive their product.”

BBB offers the following tips on receiving

Better Business Bureau warns last-minute holiday shoppers to be vigilant

SAN ANTONIO – When it comes to last-minute holiday shopping, don’t just shop for a good deal online.

The Better Business Bureau reports nearly 300 customers have complained about GoTrax’s products, including electric scooters and bikes and hoverboards.

Tanisha Nixon reported her case to the BBB after purchasing an electric scooter for adults from GoTrax through Amazon.

“That’s another reason why I went with that company, because they have adult scooters like (the ones) you see downtown,” Nixon said. “It was that kind of scooter, electric. It had a speedometer, a headlight, a radio, you know. It was a nice scooter.”

Months later, the nearly $300 electric scooter stopped working.

“It started having some technical issues,” Nixon said. “I reached out to the company, and, you know, they requested the receipt and things like that.”

Screenshots show that Nixon sent the receipt and pictures of the scooter to the company.

Better Business Bureau warns of health care scams during sign-ups

VERMONT – The coronavirus pandemic left many Americans unemployed and uninsured. To give people a chance to sign up for health care coverage, Healthcare.gov is open until Saturday, January 15. Anytime the government has an open enrollment, people understandably have questions and concerns. Scammers take advantage of this opportunity to confuse and mislead victims.
BBB.org/ScamTracker gets many reports about scammers claiming to be a government representative who can help people navigate Medicare or Affordable Care Act options. Scammers claim to be a “health care benefits advocate” or a similar title. These scammers allege they can enroll people in a better program than what you currently have. This new plan is cheaper and people can keep all the same services. To get started all that is needed is some personal information, such as Medicare ID numbers. Of course the call is a scam and sharing personal information will open victims up

Better Business Bureau warns of scammers targeting donations made to tornado relief – WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather

MAYFIELD, Ky. (WISH) — In the wake of the tornados that ripped through western Kentucky, scammers got to work right away trying to take money aimed at rebuilding efforts. I-Team 8 noticed a series of online fundraisers that appeared before the dust settled.

Scammers have created what are called “one-off” sites. These are websites that serve one purpose and are then taken down as quickly as they appear. The Better Business Bureau says if a website doesn’t have full contact information, such as an address, phone number and email address, caution should be exercised.

Heather Clary is with the BBB in Lexington, Kentucky, and says an event like the tornadoes brings out the best and the worst in people.

“The thing about social media is if you see a link on there you can go to it, but you want to make sure whatever site it is taking you too