LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)-- Be aware of possible scams amid looming cuts to federal assistance programs from the government shutdown, like SNAP benefits.

The Better Business Bureau has received over 800 reports of "relief check" scams in just 2 months.

Scammers are calling victims and saying they have unclaimed money from past relief programs or federal assistance payments. They take advantage of desperate victims and push urgency, saying if you don't claim it right away, the money will be returned.

Then, the con-artists direct them to a phishing website to claim their so-called "relief check." It does not lead to real government websites, instead it goes to a site called "My Cash Search."

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Kathryn Mobley, Better Business B

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