Americans lost more than $10 BILLION dollars to scammers last year
Money Making Sense
English - April 17, 2024 07:00 - 21 minutes - 18.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education Business Investing Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Even though most people know scammers are working to take their money, they keep succeeding. Colin MacDonald, consumer protection attorney for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the Northwest Region describes a few of the top ways scammers come after your money.
To learn more about Imposter Scams go to:
ftc.gov/imposters
To sign up for scam alerts go to:
FTC.gov/consumeralerts
If you have been a victim of fraud or a scam contact the FTC at:
ReportFraud.ftc.gov or 877-382-4357
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