The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning consumers and businesses about a door-to-door magazine sales scam in which young people are posing as area high school and college athletes to solicit money.
Arrests have already been made in Portland, Ore., but the BBB forewarns that the scam could potentially spread throughout the Pacifc Northwest region. The scammers have been targeting local neighborhoods dressed as cheerleaders and baseball players soliciting money for their school programs. They are going door-to-door taking checks from consumers ranging from $40-$200, as well as asking for cash donations.The scammers are allegedly part of a group of sales people representing Quality Sales, Inc., a company based in Georgia.
The Portland police already have arrested four teens thus far and have charged them with theft by deception. The scammers are likely headed north and making their way across this region. For more information about the services and products provided by the BBB, call 431-2222 or visit the Web site at www.thebbb.org.[[In-content Ad]]
