SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - As the new school year gets underway and your child begins using the internet for schoolwork or to play games with friends, the Better Business Bureau has online safety tips for families.

Adults aren’t the only ones who can be targeted by a scam. While BBB does not collect information from people under the age of 18, reports from adults indicate that scammers are targeting children. In BBB’s 2024 Scam Tracker Risk Report , 22.9% of adults surveyed said they had children under 18. Of those with children, 9.7% reported that their children had been targeted by scams, and nearly half of these scams originated online. Popular methods scammers used to reach children included social media, phone calls, text messages, gaming platforms, email, and pho

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