Hi. Yeah, Americans lost more than $10 billion to fraud. In 2023. The Federal trade commission says that’s the most ever reported. So how are scammers reaching you? And who’s the biggest target? We looked at the FTC data so far in 2024 seniors 80 above, you’re just losing the most money getting slammed. If you average it out, it’s about $1500 *** person in that age group, Americans 70 older encounter fraud the most by phone and pay with their credit cards. Online shopping often produce social media big for fraud for people 30 to 69 years old. They’re also paying with credit cards, things change for everyone. 29 and younger. Yes, they fall victim the most to online shopping scams, but they’re most often paying with payment apps. *** big problem because it’s harder to recover losses for them. And by the way, people 19 and under, they’re …
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