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2. Top 15 financial scams targeting older Americans — and what ...

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   The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 101,000 reports of scams and fraud against people ages 60 and older in 2023, causing seniors to lose over $3.4 billion. And those ...

3. 5 Major Bank Account Scams and How to Avoid Them - AOL

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4. How to spot debt collection scams: 6 signs to watch out for

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   Receiving a call, email or letter from a company purporting to be a debt collector can spark alarm. Before disclosing any information, look for these eight signs of a fake debt collection scam. 1 ...

5. Credit card fraud - Wikipedia

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   Credit card fraud. A fake automated teller slot used for "skimming". Credit card fraud is an inclusive term for fraud committed using a payment card, such as a credit card or debit card. [ 1] The purpose may be to obtain goods or services or to make payment to another account, which is controlled by a criminal.

6. Scam - Wikipedia

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   Scam. A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of ...

7. Friendly fraud - Wikipedia

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   Friendly fraud, also known as chargeback fraud occurs when a consumer makes an online shopping purchase with their own credit card, and then requests a chargeback from the issuing bank after receiving the purchased goods or services. Once approved, the chargeback cancels the financial transaction, and the consumer receives a refund of the money ...

8. EDITORIAL: Skimmers & scammers - AOL

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   Aug. 10—With skimmers and scammers popping up in the headlines lately, we want to share some tips for protecting yourself from these swindlers. Card skimmers are mostly found on ATMs or gas ...

9. Overpayment scam - Wikipedia

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   An overpayment scam, also known as a refund scam, is a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith. In the most basic form, an overpayment scam consists of a scammer claiming, falsely, to have sent a victim an excess amount of money. The scammer then attempts to convince the victim to return the difference between the ...