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Scam Alert - Island Senior Resources

Scam Alert - Island Senior Resources This video shows you how to report scams, fraud, and bad business practices to the federal trade commission at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov and why it’s important to do it. Instead, the percentage of people who reported losing money to a fraud or scam increased by double digits. in 2023, 27% of people who reported a fraud said they lost money, while in 2024, that figure jumped to 38%. consumers reported losing more money to investment scams—$5.7 billion—than any other category in 2024.

Medicare Card Scam Alert - Island Senior Resources

Medicare Card Scam Alert - Island Senior Resources Reports to the ftc show a growing wave of scams aimed squarely at retirees’ life savings. these scammers pretend to be from known and trusted government agencies and businesses. It’s hard not to glance at your phone when you hear the ding of an incoming text. scammers bet on it. and reports to the ftc’s consumer sentinel network suggest their odds of a big payout have improved: reported losses to text scams have skyrocketed even as the number of reports declined. in 2024, people reported $470 million in losses to these scams, more than five times the 2020 number. Scams auto warranty scam a scammer calls you with a sales pitch for renewing your auto warranty or insurance policy. the scammer may have acquired information about your car and its existing warranty to make the offer seem more credible. charity scams scammers call asking for charitable donations, often after large scale disasters. they may make up phony charities or spoof a real charity to. Bitcoin atms (or btms)[1] have been popping up at convenience stores, gas stations, and other high traffic areas for years.[2].

Senior Scam Alert | Medicare Self Help LLC

Senior Scam Alert | Medicare Self Help LLC Scams auto warranty scam a scammer calls you with a sales pitch for renewing your auto warranty or insurance policy. the scammer may have acquired information about your car and its existing warranty to make the offer seem more credible. charity scams scammers call asking for charitable donations, often after large scale disasters. they may make up phony charities or spoof a real charity to. Bitcoin atms (or btms)[1] have been popping up at convenience stores, gas stations, and other high traffic areas for years.[2]. The commission will continue to stop such illegal and unethical conduct.” the accelerated debt defendants, acting as a common enterprise, operated a debt relief scam that took in an estimated $100 million, primarily targeting older consumers, some of whom are veterans, according to the complaint. The federal trade commission is sending more than $449,000 in refunds to consumers who were harmed by american vehicle protection corp., which engaged in a telemarketing scam that involved calling hundreds of thousands of consumers nationwide to pitch expensive “extended automobile warranties” using deceptive telemarketing tactics. The ftc is not contacting people about refunds in the amazon matter. if you get a call from someone who claims to be from the ftc, it’s a scam. report it at reportfraud.ftc.gov. the ftc will never demand money, make threats, tell you to transfer money, or promise you a prize. The ftc just issued its 2023 consumer sentinel network data book jam packed with facts about the kind of scams consumers have reported to us. has the reported dollar amount lost to fraud gone up or down this year? and what are the most frequently reported scams? at this point you may ask, “i run a lawful business. why should it matter to me?” two reasons. first, scammers have you, your.

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Senior Scam Alert Presentation Flyer 6-4-18.jpg The commission will continue to stop such illegal and unethical conduct.” the accelerated debt defendants, acting as a common enterprise, operated a debt relief scam that took in an estimated $100 million, primarily targeting older consumers, some of whom are veterans, according to the complaint. The federal trade commission is sending more than $449,000 in refunds to consumers who were harmed by american vehicle protection corp., which engaged in a telemarketing scam that involved calling hundreds of thousands of consumers nationwide to pitch expensive “extended automobile warranties” using deceptive telemarketing tactics. The ftc is not contacting people about refunds in the amazon matter. if you get a call from someone who claims to be from the ftc, it’s a scam. report it at reportfraud.ftc.gov. the ftc will never demand money, make threats, tell you to transfer money, or promise you a prize. The ftc just issued its 2023 consumer sentinel network data book jam packed with facts about the kind of scams consumers have reported to us. has the reported dollar amount lost to fraud gone up or down this year? and what are the most frequently reported scams? at this point you may ask, “i run a lawful business. why should it matter to me?” two reasons. first, scammers have you, your.

Senior Scam Alert Seminar

Senior Scam Alert Seminar The ftc is not contacting people about refunds in the amazon matter. if you get a call from someone who claims to be from the ftc, it’s a scam. report it at reportfraud.ftc.gov. the ftc will never demand money, make threats, tell you to transfer money, or promise you a prize. The ftc just issued its 2023 consumer sentinel network data book jam packed with facts about the kind of scams consumers have reported to us. has the reported dollar amount lost to fraud gone up or down this year? and what are the most frequently reported scams? at this point you may ask, “i run a lawful business. why should it matter to me?” two reasons. first, scammers have you, your.

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