New Yorkers are falling hard for employment scams, so hard that the BBB fired up its Scam Tracker and dropped a bunch of figures to prove to us what's going on.
You get a phone call that places you into an immediate panic. It's the IRS, or maybe it's an "attorney for a family member" or your online girlfriend/boyfriend, and they need your help. All of which can be easily taken care of by dropping some money on a gift card...