Imposter scams were the number one scheme reported to the Federal Trade Commission last year and phone scams bilked the most money out of people.Fraudsters can get clips of a person’s voice when they answer a spam phone call or from content posted on social media.Consumers were swindled out of
Younger adults reported losing money more often than older adults but when older adults did lose money, they lost more, the FTC also found. She said police told her there was no sense in filing a report. “I get what they’re saying,” she said.But without reports being filed, authorities have little detail about the new trend.