Agencies release reports detailing consumer fraud losses in Ohio, involving the FBI, FTC, and Commerce Department.
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Updated Jul 20
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What happened
Agencies release reports detailing consumer fraud losses in Ohio, involving the FBI, FTC, and Commerce Department.
Who's involved
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The FBI and Federal Trade Commission are investigating organized crime, financial losses, and monitoring consumer protection and scam trends.Also in this story
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- Scammers used a Family Dollar store as a drop-off location while falsely claiming the FBI was probing accounts during a financial fraud scheme.
- FBI reports that scams targeting Texans have cost the state over $1 billion.
The entities involved
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Ohio
state of the United States of America
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FBI
2018 American crime drama television series
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Federal Trade Commission
United States federal government agency