Beware of baby formula scams amid nationwide shortage
Scammers are using social media posts or ads showing they have baby formula available.The buyer then contacts the sellers via chat or direct message and makes a payment through PayPal, Venmo or another peer-to-peer platform, but the formula never arrives.
According to the 2021 BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report, online shopping scams are among the riskiest scams.The BBB issued the following red flags to look for:
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