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  2. Fraud and scams cost consumers a record $10 billion in 2023 ...

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    The median fraud loss was $410. ... People lose big money when someone offers to "help" them invest: The median reported loss for investment scams was $7,700 in 2023, up from $5,000 in 2022 ...

  3. Americans lost record $10 billion to fraud in 2023 - AOL

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    Americans lost $10 billion to fraud in 2023, which is the highest this figure has ever been, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The losses were 14% higher last year than they were in 2022.

  4. Pig butchering scam - Wikipedia

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    A pig butchering scam (in Chinese sha zhu pan [2] or shazhupan, [3] (Chinese: 杀猪盘), translated as killing pig game) [1] is a type of long-term scam and investment fraud in which the victim is gradually lured into making increasing contributions, usually in the form of cryptocurrency, to a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.

  5. Elderly Hoosiers reported $26 million in financial losses due ...

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    Most of the fraud-related financial losses Hoosiers suffered in 2023 involved investment schemes, according to the report. Those losses topped nearly $12 million.

  6. List of trading losses - Wikipedia

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    The following contains a list of trading losses of the equivalent of US$100 million or higher. Trading losses are the amount of principal losses in an account. [ 1 ] Because of the secretive nature of many hedge funds and fund managers, some notable losses may never be reported to the public.

  7. Mississippi sees nearly $40 million in fraud losses from ...

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    Lois Greisman, FTC's division of marketing practices associate director, said more than $10 billion in fraud losses were reported to the commission in 2023, which was a 14% increase in reported ...

  8. Cryptocurrency and crime - Wikipedia

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    A pig butchering scam (in Chinese sha zhu pan [114] or shazhupan, [115] (Chinese: 杀猪盘), translated as killing pig game) [113] is a type of long-term scam and investment fraud in which the victim is gradually lured into making increasing contributions, usually in the form of cryptocurrency, to a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.

  9. 5 Ways To Save Yourself Up to $20K in Fraudulent Losses - AOL

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    Consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud in 2023, according to the Federal Trade Commission. That marked the first time fraud losses passed that benchmark and represented a 14% ...