Chris Newel didn't take the call, but, luckily, the clerk who did, identified it as a scam right away. Same scam, new twistIn fact, the problem is so widespread that this week, the Better Business Bureau released a list of the Top 10 Scams of 2017, and the income tax scam was on it. According to the bureau, more than $5 million has already been reported lost as the scam continues to proliferate. Danielle Primrose, the president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Mainland B.C. says there is a new twist on the scam this year — some scammers are demanding payment in bitcoin.

Source: CBC News March 01, 2018 21:11 UTC