Scammers used a Family Dollar store as a drop-off location while falsely claiming the FBI was probing accounts during a financial fraud scheme.
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Updated Jul 28
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What happened
Scammers used a Family Dollar store as a drop-off location while falsely claiming the FBI was probing accounts during a financial fraud scheme.
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
- Scammers impersonated the Federal Trade Commission in the Warren area, targeting victims who paid them using Bitcoin.
- Agencies release reports detailing consumer fraud losses in Ohio, involving the FBI, FTC, and Commerce Department.
- Scams surged under Trump's second administration, which ProPublica analyzed using data from the Federal Trade Commission.
- FBI reports that scams targeting Texans have cost the state over $1 billion.
The entities involved
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FBI
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Capital One
bank holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia
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