![March Madness Is All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Scammed](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2015/05/basketball1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
March Madness Is All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Scammed
March Madness, otherwise known as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, is underway and the Better Business Bureau says people should be on the lookout for potential scams. A lot of people enjoy filling out their own brackets online, but Bureau Spokesman Dan Buchta says some of those sites can be dangerous.
“Some of those brackets are just click bait for getting you to a place where they can install malware and viruses on to your computer,” Buchta. “So if you are uploading information on to a bracket online and you start seeing pop ups on your screen, just close out of it and don’t go back to that site. You don’t want the viruses that it is going to download on to your computer.”
According to Buchta, people who plan on traveling to watch some of the games in person should be on high alert as well.
“People will buy travel packages to the tournament and they assume just because they bought a travel package that tickets to the game was included, but really all that was included was the airfare, the hotel, maybe a night of dining,” said Buchta. “If it doesn’t say tickets to the game are included they probably aren’t, double check before you book anything.”
Buchta says the bureau also receives multiple reports this time of year from people who got scammed with fake tickets. If you are planning on attending any of the tournament games, Buchta recommends using the official NCAA website to buy tickets.
More From Newstalk KGVO 1290 AM & 98.3 FM
![Which NCAA Basketball Teams Might Have Undervalued Odds for March Madness?](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2022/02/attachment-Credit-Andy-Lyons-Getty-Images-Sport.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Almost 50 Million Americans Gamble During Problem Gambling Awareness Month](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2019/03/GettyImages-863689216.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Montana AG Teams with AARP to Fight Fraud against Seniors](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2019/03/Fraud-Scam-scrabble.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Montana AG Explains How to Check if Contractors Are Scammers](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2018/05/Tim-Fox-AG1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Beware of the ‘Mystery Shopper’ Scam That Uses LinkedIn as Lure](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2018/04/scam-iStockphoto.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Montana BBB and AG Team Up To Remove Scamming Vehicle Distribution Websites](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2018/02/RS5082_147292100.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Getting in Shape in 2018? BBB Has Advice for New Gym Members](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2018/01/Health-Club.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Compensation Possible for Montanans Bilked by Western Union Wire Transfer Scams](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2017/01/scam-iStockphoto.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Better Business Bureau Has Advice On Giving To Houston Flood Victims](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2017/08/Harvey-Flood-1-Joe-Readle.jpg?w=980&q=75)