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Oct 24, 2022 · Published Oct. 24, 2022. Updated Oct. 25, 2022. Courtesy: Soumil Kumar (Pexels.com) Claim: An unsolicited email from a suspicious address not associated with the publisher Marquis Who's Who says...
Last year, people reported almost half a million business and government imposter scams directly to the FTC. These reports reveal three trends: Scammers are relying more on text or email messages to start their schemes, and less on phone calls.
Feb 9, 2024 · The Data Book tells us that people lost $10 billion to scams in 2023. That’s $1 billion more than 2022 and the highest ever in reported losses to the FTC – even though the number of reports (2.6 million) was about the same as last year.
Millions of Americans are targeted by scammers every year, so it's important to understand and prevent fraud. Review the 5 latest scams to watch out for and how to guard against them.
Nov 4, 2023 · Global online scams have grown rapidly: In 2021, 40% of consumers had seen a scam message across at least two online communication channels. However, in 2022 that number had increased to 68% –...
Oct 6, 2023 · October 6, 2023 / 7:01 PM EDT / MoneyWatch. Online fraudsters have taken billions of dollars from Americans in recent years and they are using social media to do it. Since 2021, Americans...
Jul 18, 2023 · July 18, 2023, 1:09 PM PDT. By Reuters. U.S. regulators on Tuesday announced a nationwide crackdown to stop companies from inundating people with billions of unwanted and illegal robocalls and...
