BOSTON — Online shoppers are being advised to watch for a phony “discreet shipping” fees scam, the Better Business Bureau said.
The new scam, reported to the BBB Scam Tracker, involves phony e-commerce websites hitting shoppers with a bill for “discreet shipping.”
This extra fee “allegedly pays for special packaging or stamps, but it’s a trick to get online shopping scam victims to hand over more money,” the Better Business Bureau said in a statement.
You order something online and pay for the product and shipping. However, before the item can be delivered, the vendor contacts you, the Better Business Bureau said. They claim you must pay an extra fee for “discreet shipping.”
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How the scam works
What even is discreet shipping? Well, it depends on the scam, according to the Better Business Bureau.
The BBB Scam Tracker has received multiple reports from…
