FTC Romance Scams Scams 
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
To support scam victims, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will start to send refunds of over $1.7 million to consumers who fell victim to a tech support scam, the agency said in a press release. The FTC will start to provide 57,960 refunds with an average of approximately $30 to each of the scam’s victims.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
12) about potential “romance scams,” which cost victims a collective $143 million last year. The FTC said these particular types of scams cost people more than any other type of swindling, and that they’re expected to become more common. Also, make sure to notify any dating site on which the person tried to scam.
FICO
JULY 7, 2020
COVID-19 scams are on the rise. In a recent webinar I hosted, we learned that 31% of participants had received a communication that looks like a COVID-19 scam in the past 30 days. This can also take shape as a romance scam, where the criminal creates an enticing fake profile and builds a relationship with their unsuspecting victim.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 1, 2019
A new report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that millennials are 25 percent more likely to report losing money to fraud than consumers ages 40 and over. The top five frauds to which millennials report losing money are online shopping frauds, business imposters, government imposters, fake check scams and romance scams.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 1, 2019
bank found that one group, in particular, is most vulnerable to fraudsters’ scams. A report by Lloyds Bank noted that the share of millennial consumers who fall victim to scams increased by 400 percent in the past year, even though overall fraud incidents declined. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that U.S.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 1, 2019
A new report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that millennials are 25 percent more likely to report losing money to fraud than consumers ages 40 and over. The top five frauds to which millennials report losing money are online shopping frauds, business imposters, government imposters, fake check scams and romance scams.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
And fraudsters keep moving on to different scams, seeing what works as digital and mobile commerce continues to progress and consumer habits shift. are urging consumers to be cautious of a particular type of social scam. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that U.S. DataVisor (@DataVisor) November 4, 2019.
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