Scams Increase During the Holidays

Scammers get busier during the holidays. So says the president of the Better Business Bureau of Western Michigan.

Phil Catlett says scammers go by the theory “you go fishing where the fish are.”

He says people at this time of the year are more vulnerable, as they’re in a buying mood and a giving mood. That’s a prime garden for scammers.

He says one rule of thumb for people is to be instantly wary about offers over the phone if they didn’t initiate the phone call themselves.

Catlett says one scam that has not gone away is the phony IRS callers who threaten legal action if consumers don’t pay up.