JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Fraudsters have scammed social media users out of $2.7 billion since 2021, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The staggering losses stem from ...

2021 was a huge year for the mainstreaming of cryptocurrency. Popular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin had a banner year that kicked off following the memestock craze that took ...

(NewsNation) — Americans have lost around $2.7 billion from scams originating on social media, a new report from the Federal Trade Commission shows. That’s more than any other contact method — phone ...

A new report found that romance scams targeting older Americans have increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, with adults aged 60 and higher losing about $139 million in 2020 -- the ...

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Scammers have long used various tactics to lure unsuspecting victims and steal their money. However, a new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has highlighted the true scale of these social ...

Scammers on social media craft fake personas and use targeted advertisements to carry out scams. The most common social media fraud involves online shopping, accounting for 44% of reported cases. Fake ...

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These reports, collected from the Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker database, represent some of the pet scams reported across the state from 2018 to 2021. Experts suggest reports represent only ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NewsNation) — Americans have lost around $2 ...