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Scammers Posing As Well-Known Businesses, Agencies: Here's What To Know, Feds Say Scammers Posing As Well-Known Businesses, Agencies: Here's What To Know, Feds Say
Scammers Posing As Well-Known Businesses, Agencies: Here's What To Know, Feds Say Federal authorities are sounding the alarm over scams that impersonate well-known businesses and government agencies.  In 2023, data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alone show more than 330,000 reports of business impersonation scams and nearly 160,000 reports of government impersonation scams. That amounts to nearly half the frauds reported directly to the agency, the FTC said. Combined, reported losses to these impersonation scams topped $1.1 billion for the year, more than three times what consumers reported in 2020. Reports show an increasingly blurred line between busine…

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Geek Squad Scammer Stole Over $55K From Amityville, Bay Shore Victims: Police Geek Squad Scammer Stole Over $55K From Amityville, Bay Shore Victims: Police
Geek Squad Scammer Stole Over $55K From Amityville, Bay Shore Victims: Police A 21-year-old scam artist from Queens was arrested after police uncovered that he had tricked tens of thousands of dollars out of two people on Long Island. Jarnail Singh, age 21, of South Ozone Park, Queens, started his scam by posing as a member of the Geek Squad, the Best Buy tech service team, Suffolk County Police announced on Friday, Feb. 2. A 77-year-old Amityville man received an email from Singh, claiming the victim had a $399 charge. When the victim called the number listed on the email to dispute the charges, Singh allegedly answered, directing the man to log into his bank acc…

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by Sophie Grieser