Better Business Bureau warns of scammers offering TV “deal”

The Better Business Bureau is warning area residents about a text message going around that says Netflix is offering a free one-year memberships. All you have to do is go to a website and click on a link and enter your financial information.

The problem is it’s a part of a scam.

“If you sign up you’re going to be giving your personal information to a scammer,” says Stephanie Garland of the Better Business Bureau.

“If you add your personal information, you may be paying for services you’ll never receive,” she adds. “That’s “because the scammer doesn’t have anything to do with Netflix.”

Garland says scammers have only one reason for getting your personal payment information – to quickly and repeatedly, if possible, rip you off.