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FTC Cracks Down on E-Commerce Scam, Secures Millions for Defrauded Consumers
Operators of a deceptive business opportunity scheme have been required to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and ...
Dayton Daily News2d
‘Oh, mom. This is a scam’ — Woman lost $52K; How to protect yourself
“She said, ‘Oh, mom. This is a scam. It’s got to be a scam.” New FTC data shows consumers reported losing $12.5 billion via fraud in 2024, which was a 25% increase from 2023. Ohio’s top three were ...
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Older adults reported losing $2.3 billion to fraud in 2024: FTC
People aged 70 or more years lost $2.3 billion due to fraud in 2024, according to new data from the Federal Trade Commission.
Scammers are posing as toll collection services. How to avoid becoming a victim of fraud.
Do not submit any card information or click the link.
The Burlington Free Press13d
Vermonters lost money to a variety of scams in 2024, with imposter scams leading the way
Vermonters filed nearly 4,000 fraud reports with the Federal Trade Commission in 2024, losing a total of $10.5 million to the fraudsters, with a median loss of $285, according to newly released data.
ALDOT warns of scam texts falsely claiming unpaid toll fees and legal threats
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) issued a warning Monday about a scam involving text messages falsely ...
Why so many people are getting scam texts saying they have unpaid tolls
A rise in text messages telling people they have unpaid toll fees is emerging as the latest iteration of a ballooning form of ...