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Scam Alert: Americans Lose $12.5 Billion to Fraud – Could You Be Next?
Newly released data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reveal a staggering $12.5 billion in consumer losses to fraud in ...
FTC says Americans lost $12.5B to scams last year — social media, AI, and crypto didn’t help
You're not the only one getting voicemails about your car's extended warranty. According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ...
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The 9 latest scams to be aware of in 2025—and how to avoid them
2025 Spotlight: Email and Text as Preferred Contact Methods The FTC reports that the percentage of imposter scams that start ...
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Losses from scams broke records in 2024, FTC says
Fraud losses hit a record $12.5 billion in 2024, up 25% from 2023. Imposter scams topped the list, but employement scams ...
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8 Common Bank Scams (And How To Avoid Them)
Kevin has been writing and creating personal finance and travel content for over six years. He is the founder of the award-winning blog, Family Money Adventure, and host of the Family Money ...
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I Was Targeted by a Job Scam: Here’s What I Learned
Mass layoffs are becoming common, especially in the tech and media industries. So far in 2025, companies like Meta, Microsoft ...
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Unpaid toll texts are scams, and they keep getting more sophisticated
Texts have been the most common type of scam since August 2020. The FCC says that scammers impersonate all types of companies, including subscription services, package and mail carriers ...
Lil Yachty Slams Black Lives Matter Organization: ‘BLM Is a Scam’
Lil Yachty wasn’t the first rapper to call Black Lives Matter a scam; Ye — formerly Kanye Wes t — also referred to the organization as a scam in a post to his Instagram Story in 2022. “EVERYONE KNOWS ...