01 Dec Yes Virginia. That Santa email is a scam.

What child wouldn’t want a personalized letter from Santa Claus?

But according  to the Better Business Bureau, the email offers you’re getting for a handwritten letter from the big man in red — for the low price of $19.99 — is probably a scam.

BBB said the link you click takes you to a web site that offers an “official nice-list certification and customized letter from Santa.”

And there’s free shipping, too.

But the BBB says entering your credit card information, in the worst case scenario, gives your number to scammers who can use it for identity theft.

“In another version of this scam, the site promises a free letter from Santa,” BBB said. “It doesn’t request any credit card information, but it does require plenty of personal information, such as your full name, address and phone number. Theses sites can then turn around and sell your personal information to spammers.”

Not what you want for Christmas, we’re willing to bet.