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FTC: Romance Scammers Swindled $143M From Consumers In 2018

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12) about potential “romance scams,” which cost victims a collective $143 million last year. The FTC said these particular types of scams cost people more than any other type of swindling, and that they’re expected to become more common. Also, make sure to notify any dating site on which the person tried to scam.

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Victims Of Tech Support Scam Get Refunds

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To support scam victims, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will start to send refunds of over $1.7 million to consumers who fell victim to a tech support scam, the agency said in a press release. The FTC will start to provide 57,960 refunds with an average of approximately $30 to each of the scam’s victims.

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FTC: Millennials Report Losing $71M To eCommerce Fraud In Two Years

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A new report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that millennials are 25 percent more likely to report losing money to fraud than consumers ages 40 and over. The top five frauds to which millennials report losing money are online shopping frauds, business imposters, government imposters, fake check scams and romance scams.

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The Coronavirus And The Fizzle Of Barren Store Shelves

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The Cost of Love: Broken hearts club: Consumers report losing more than $200 million to romance scams last year, as estimated by the FTC. B2B Targeted: The FBI reports that Business email compromise (BEC) scams are on the rise. That’s up 40 percent over 2018. has broadened to examine acquisitions.

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Millennials Impacted By Fraud More Than Older Consumers

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A new report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that millennials are 25 percent more likely to report losing money to fraud than consumers ages 40 and over. The top five frauds to which millennials report losing money are online shopping frauds, business imposters, government imposters, fake check scams and romance scams.

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Chase On Using Machine Learning To Crack Fraud’s Goldilocks Conundrum

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meanwhile, are urging consumers to be careful of a particular type of social scam. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that U.S. consumers lose more to romance-based fraud than any other type of scheme. Federal regulators in the U.S.,

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Why Being Proactive Can Create Fraud Blind Spots

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are urging consumers to be cautious of a particular type of social scam. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that U.S. consumers lose more to romance-based fraud than any other type of scheme. According to PYMNTS research, federal regulators in the U.S.