$3.5B lost to impersonator scams last year: Can you still spot a fake business text?
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Americans lost $3.5 billion to impersonator scams last year, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), across every channel, including texts, phone calls and social media. Business impersonation accounted for nearly $1 billion in that total.
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Americans lost $3.5 billion to impersonator scams last year, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), across every channel, including texts, phone calls and social media. Business impersonation accounted for nearly $1 billion in that total.
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