RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is bringing attention to a phone scam targeting the parents of high schoolers preparing for the SAT.
These scammers are eager to take advantage of those who are willing to pay the price for SAT tutors and test prep materials.
Those affected say they have gotten a phone call from a person claiming to be from the College Board, the company that administers SAT tests, or another educational organization trying to confirm an address to send test prep materials that their student requested at school.
In some cases, the caller even had the child’s name, phone number and school information. As the case with any con, there’s a catch, a deposit of sometimes hundreds of dollars needs to be paid before sending the materials .
Of course, after providing an address and credit card details, the items “requested” never come and the deposit will never be refunded.
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