It's a new scam that targets your favorite pizza restaurant, and it impacts business owners and customers.
The Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina issued a warning on this scam. Alyssa Parker with the BBB says this scam is making its way across the country and it could only be a matter of time before it finds its way into our area. The thieves are after the customer's credit card information.
How it works:
A scammer walks into a restaurant and asks to use the phone to make an emergency call. Shortly after they leave, the business realizes the phones aren't ringing. When management calls the phone company, they learn their phone line had been rerouted to an untraceable number.
When future customers attempt to place an order by telephone, scammers are then able to collect credit card information while posing as an employee of the pizza place.
Parker adds, "Unfortunately this is a really difficult scam to identify ahead of time or while it's taking place."
The BBB offers the following tips for protecting your credit card information: