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Elderly Hoosiers reported $26 million in financial losses due to fraud and scams in 2023
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo Finance· 18 hours agoFraudsters pose as a tech or customer support representatives from legitimate companies, financial institutions or federal agencies to gain...losses related to these crimes, including borrowing ...
Gone Phishing – Vigilance in the New Scam Era
The National Law Review· 10 hours ago...According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), scammers are increasingly utilizing email and text messaging, rather than phone calls, to initiate...
FBI reports increase in elderly scam victims
KTVI via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“It’s a huge priority for our financial crimes squad here in St. Louis. We have a squad dedicated to working those matters,” he said. The report found a...
Older Coloradans lost over $54M to scams in 2023: FBI
FOX 31 Denver· 6 hours agoAccording to new FBI data, just under 3,000 Coloradans over 60 years old reported losing $54 million...
Surge in fraud for those 60 or older costs them billions, FBI says
FOX Business· 8 hours agoThe FBI's report on fraud schemes targeting the elderly found that Americans over 60 lost more than...
BBB warns of scams for those buying vehicles online
WJXT Jacksonville· 17 hours agoThe number of online vehicle vendor scam reports dipped from 239 in 2021 to 201 in 2022 but then rose again to 256 in 2023. Buyers aged 45 and above accounted ...
Pittsburgh police issue warning after local business owner scammed out of $125K
WPXI via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoDon’t click on unsolicited emails or text messages where the sender is not familiar to you. “We are...
Fighting the ‘unsubscribe’ email scam
WCMH Columbus· 1 day agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Do you ever feel like your email inbox has been overtaken by endless, unwanted messages? Emails bombarding you with limited-time...
Ask Kurt: How to avoid phishing scams, protect your iPhone
Fox News via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoGetting... our best efforts and intentions, we all will or have fallen for a phishing scam at one...
Job scams targeting recent college graduates. What to know
CBS News· 9 hours agoThe latest scam involved recent college graduates entering the workforce for the first time. The...
