BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Niagara County Sheriff's Office has issued a warning about the "Geek Squad Subscription Scam."
According to the sheriff's office, scammers send a subscription renewal notice from "Geek Squad" and request a phone call to provide sensitive information.
The sheriff's office said it is a clear phishing email/text message and listed the following identifiers:
- The scammers are using a Gmail Account or other common domain (not a BestBuy email address)
- Odd grammatical problems (e.g., ‘Writing this mail’ instead of ‘email’)
- Phone numbers that do not match BestBuy’s service lines through a simple search engine inquiry (e.g., ‘1 (8 0 0) – 306 – 2981’)
According to the sheriff's office, some residents have fallen victim to the scam and have lost over $22,000 and counting.
