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Tips to protect yourself from fraud and scams

RBC | The amount of money reported lost to fraud and scams in the United States nearly tripled from $3.5 billion in 2020 to $10 billion in 2023, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). 

If you haven’t already fallen prey to a scammer, a fraud scheme, identity theft, phishing emails, spoofing phone calls or catfishing, you know someone who has. 

The Meeker Police Department organized a fraud/scam prevention seminar last week with assistance from…