INDIANAPOLIS—The Better Business Bureau Serving Central Indiana issued a warning this week about shopping online for baby formula amid a nationwide shortage.

Scammers are using social media posts or ads showing they have baby formula available.

You may also find a "fake" website selling formula by using an internet search engine.

The buyer then contacts the sellers via chat or direct message and makes a payment through PayPal, Venmo or another peer-to-peer platform, but the formula never arrives.

According to the 2021 BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report, online shopping scams are among the riskiest scams.

Scammers will take advantage of the current baby formula supply shortage.

The BBB issued the following red flags to look for: