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Best Buy is the most impersonated company by scammers, FTC says
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoAmazon and PayPal were the second and third most frequently impersonated companies, the agency said....
2 men accused of scamming woman out of $40,000 by posing as ‘federal agents’
MLive.com· 3 days agoWhen the woman called the number, she spoke with someone who said they were with the Federal Trade ...
Man accused of tricking people out of tens of thousands of dollars in cash and gold
WWSB Sarasota· 4 days agoA Des Plains, Illinois, man is facing felony charges in St. Louis County and Madison County in...
More than $46 million loss to fraud in Hawaii, according to FTC
KITV Honolulu· 5 days agoThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its latest numbers of Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft...
These are the companies scammers impersonate the most
Deseret News via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoThe FTC explained...while others start with an email. “Last year, people told us that scammers were...
Best Buy Tops the List of Companies Most Impersonated by Scammers, FTC Says
CNET· 3 days agoAccording to new data from the Federal Trade Commission, Best Buy, including its tech support brand...
2 charged after scamming woman out of thousands
WOOD via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe sheriff’s office said the scam started when the woman’s computer locked out on May 8 with a phone number for “technical support.” When she called the...
Illinois men arrested after allegedly scamming Ionia County woman out of $40,000
WILX 10 Lansing· 3 days agoAfter calling the number, the woman talked with someone who said he was with the Federal Trade ...
Beware: These Are the Brands Scammers Impersonate the Most
PC Magazine· 3 days agoBuy, its Geek Squad division, and Amazon, as they are the most impersonated brands in scams...
How to know a job offer isn't a scam: Did a professor really post it? And why the check?
Gannett via AOL· 6 days ago"We've had students lose money along the way," Bermann said. The No. 1 tip, according to the FTC's Daffan, is to contact the professor or employer directly by calling a phone