PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – With the start of the school year right around the corner for local universities, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning college students of potential scams.
The BBB said there are at least seven scams targeting college students that try to get their personal information. Makayla Six is an incoming senior at Portland State University and she understands why scammers target college students.
“We’re a little more naïve and, we’re less in the know about scams, and more desperate for money,” Six said.
Six has never been a victim of a scam but she said it can be easy to fall from them. The BBB said many of the scams email students to their university given inbox, with a domain name that looks official.
“I don’t look at anything that’s not sent from the school or things that I was expecting,” Six said. “I think that can counteract some of opening an email and being like does this relate to me.”
The BBB said they’re monitoring these six of the seven scams that are being reported to them by college students:
- Fake credit cards – Offers to apply for the first credit card are tempting to many students. Not only could this create credit problems down the road due to unchecked spending, but some of the deals could be phony offers designed to get access to personal information. Research the offers from the credit card flyers and the banking institutions before applying. Review the BBB tip on credit card scams.
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