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  Social media: a golden goose for scammers


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        6  de Oct de 2023


Scammers are hiding in plain sight on social media platforms and reports to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network point to huge profits. One in four people who reported losing money to fraud since 2021...


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  IYKYK: The top text scams of 2022


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        8  de Jun de 2023


Texting is cheap and easy, and scammers are counting on the ding of an incoming text being hard to ignore. [1] In 2022, they were right to the tune of $330 million in losses to text scams, as reported...


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  Romance scammers’ favorite lies exposed


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        9  de Feb de 2023


Romance scammers tell all sorts of lies to steal your heart and money, and reports to the FTC show those lies are working. Last year’s romance scam numbers looked a lot like 2021 all over again, and...


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  Who experiences scams? A story for all ages


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        8  de Dic de 2022


Many people think scams mostly affect older adults. But reports to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel tell a different story: anyone can be scammed. In fact, reports suggest that many scams are harming...


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  Reports show scammers cashing in on crypto craze


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        3  de Jun de 2022


From Super Bowl ads to Bitcoin ATMs, cryptocurrency seems to be everywhere lately. Although it’s yet to become a mainstream payment method, reports to the FTC show it’s an alarmingly common method for...


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  Reports of romance scams hit record highs in 2021


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        10  de Feb de 2022


Online dating can be a great way to find lasting love – or even your next fling. But reports to the FTC suggest it also creates opportunities for scammers. In the past five years, people have reported...


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  Social media a gold mine for scammers in 2021


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        25  de Ene de 2022


Social media permeates the lives of many people – we use it to stay in touch, make new friends, shop, and have fun. But reports to the FTC show that social media is also increasingly where scammers go...


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  Scammers prefer gift cards, but not just any card will do


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        8  de Dic de 2021


Gift cards are an easy way to give. Reports to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel show they’re also an easy way to take. About one in four people who report losing money to fraud say it happened when a...


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  Amazon tops list of impersonated businesses


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        20  de Oct de 2021


Scammers impersonate all sorts of businesses, but reports to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel point to Amazon as a runaway favorite for scammers. From July 2020 through June 2021, about one in three people...


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  Cryptocurrency buzz drives record investment scam losses


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        17  de mayo de 2021


Investing in cryptocurrency means taking on risks, but getting scammed shouldn’t be one of them. Reports to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel 1 suggest scammers are cashing in on the buzz around...


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  Romance scams take record dollars in 2020


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        10  de Feb de 2021


They say love hurts. With romance scams that’s doubly true – hearts are broken and wallets are emptied. For three years running, people have reported losing more money on romance scams than on any...
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  Gift cards top scammers’ wish lists


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        21  de Dic de 2020


Gift cards make great holiday gifts. But reports to FTC show that scammers like getting them, too. Scammers don’t ask nicely, though. They use trickery to insist on gift cards, and they ask for...


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  Income scams: big promises, big losses


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        10  de Dic de 2020


When the job market is tough, scammers target people who are looking for work or trying to bring in extra income. Economic conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may have created ideal conditions...


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  Scams starting on social media proliferate in early 2020


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        21  de Oct de 2020


Social media can be a great way to connect with friends while the pandemic has you keeping your distance. But reports to FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network suggest that that social media websites and...


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  Pandemic purchases lead to record reports of unreceived goods


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        1  de Jul de 2020


Online shopping has been a lifeline for many people hunkering down to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. But as online orders have increased, so too have reports to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel...


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  Identity theft causing outsized harm to our troops


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        21  de mayo de 2020


Our men and women in uniform take on unique hardships when they choose to serve. Identity theft shouldn’t be one of them. But the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network database shows that active duty...


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  Don’t bank on a “cleared” check


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        10  de Feb de 2020


Fake check scams take advantage of what we don’t know about how banks handle check deposits. Scammers do know, and they trick people into sending them money before the bank spots the fake. The FTC’s...


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  Not what you think: Millennials and fraud


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        1  de Oct de 2019


People sometimes think scams mostly affect older adults, but reports to Consumer Sentinel tell a different story. People in their 20s and 30s, a cohort that roughly tracks the so-called Millennial...


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  Government imposter scams top the list of reported frauds


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        1  de Jul de 2019


Pretending to be someone people trust is what scammers do. They may claim to be a well-known company or a beloved family member, but data from the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network suggest that...


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  Growing wave of Social Security imposters overtakes IRS scam


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        12  de Abr de 2019


Claiming to be a government authority is a tried and true way that scammers trick people into sending money. Among the most common government imposters have been scammers pretending to be the IRS –...


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