College students will be heading back to campus soon, and the Better Business Bureau has a warning for them.
College can be a new world filled with new adventures, but also filled with new risks.
That’s why the BBB is warning college students and their parents -- scammers can see you as easy targets. That can cost you your personal information and your money. When many teens head to college, they get their first credit cards. Scammers know this, so they create fake cards. When you apply, you’re giving them all your sensitive information.
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