Congratulations! You've just won a raffle prize from -- the BBB?

Dale Mingiton, CEO of Denver/Boulder BBB
Dale Mingiton, CEO of Denver/Boulder BBB

Scammers are using the Better Business Bureau's name in two major Colorado cities to lure consumers into giving up personal information in exchange for prize money.

Twice this week, a Colorado resident received a call from "James Manley with the BBB." She was told she had won a BBB raffle prize of $150,000 and that it would be deposited directly into her bank account -- if she provided the caller with her account number. She said no, and the BBB was able to trace the caller's phone number to Jamaica.

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