John Novaria…a spokesperson for the Better Business Bureau’s LA Region says there’s a 30 percent increase in consumer complaints during the stay-at-home orders…because scammers know people are at home…and can be scammed via telephone and the internet more easily.
They also know that more people are lonely these days and yearn for someone to talk to. That’s why there’s an increase in ‘romance’ and ‘puppy’ scams. (They’ll promise you a cute dog..in exchange for cash…and the dog doesn’t materialize).

There are also RENTAL scams...especially in LA.

If a website has lots of misspellings it probably isn’t legit.

Don’t give out your credit card number or…social security number.

Look for brands accredited by the BBB.

More info at https://www.bbb.org/

(The BBB is also urging people to shine blue lights in their windows to support health care workers…and to make a donation to directrelief.org (https://www.directrelief.org/) and/or to Heart to Heart International (https://www.hearttoheart.org/) to ship more PPEs to health care workers.)