The Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York is warning the public of scammers asking for iTunes gift cards as a method of payment.

The BBB recently received two reports from victims of the "grandparents scam."

Scammers call the victims, say they're the grandchild or lawyer for the grandchild and ask for either bail money or lawyer's fees.  The scammers demand the person pay them with an iTunes gift card instead of a traditional method.

The trend began to appear in the BBB Scam Tracker system last year and so far, there have been 200 reports nationwide of scammers asking people for iTunes gift cards.

If you're the target of a scam like this, you can file a complaint with the FTC or report it to BBB Scam Tracker.

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