CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Scammers are taking advantage of Forever 21’s recent bankruptcy announcement and store closures to trick shoppers looking for deals, according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB).
Juliana O’Rork, a BBB representative, warns that fraudsters are creating fake websites and social media ads mimicking liquidation sales to steal personal and financial information from unsuspecting customers.
“Scammers will create social media ads with explosive prices, going out of business sales, and really try to entice people to click on the ads to go to fake websites and spend their money on things that they will never receive,” O’Rork explained…