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 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.
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. 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 They may make up phony charities or spoof a real charity to. These companies and people are banned, by federal court orders, from participating in the business of debt collection. The ftc is not contacting people about refunds in the amazon matter
The ftc will never demand money, make threats, tell you to transfer money, or promise you a prize. 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.
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