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Your scam stories

by Ellen Rolfes
Oct 30, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #172: Readers share their cautionary tales and we provide some tips on how to protect yourself.
A telemarketer points out immigrant-owned businesses that have supported police groups out of fear or a misguided belief they would receive protection.
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"Telemarketers"

How to avoid scams and be a smart donor 

by Ellen Rolfes
Oct 23, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #171
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"Telemarketers"

Exploiting our human need for connection

by David Brancaccio
Oct 9, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #169
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"Telemarketers"

A big-time scam

by Ellen Rolfes
Oct 2, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #168
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AI amplifies scam calls and other deceptions

by David Brancaccio , Alex Schroeder and Erika Soderstrom
Jul 14, 2023
The technology's ability to clone voices and likenesses makes authentication harder but more urgent, says Wasim Khaled of Blackbird.AI.
People have received calls from what sounds like a relative asking for money, but the voice was generated by artificial intelligence in a fraudulent scheme.
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Financial losses from romance scams add up

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Meredith Garretson and Erika Soderstrom
Feb 14, 2023
Reported romance scam losses in 2022 were $1.3 billion, but that's likely an undercount.
Many online scammers are running multiple cons at once, including romance scams.
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Predatory practices past and present target Black investors

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 10, 2023
Payday loans, high-fee check-cashing services and scams find fertile ground in a community still affected by generations of discrimination.
Kenneth Nichols, right, works with Janice Leek to set up a presentation called "The Future of Blockchain Is Here!"
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Big banks discuss reimbursement for Zelle users victimized by scammers

by Savannah Maher
Nov 28, 2022
With new fintech comes new fraud.
Large banks, including J.P. Morgan Chase, are creating a system to reimburse customers who fall victim to scams.
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When it comes to crypto, it's buyer beware

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 11, 2022
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released a new bulletin of consumer complaints about crypto.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has received more than 8,000 complaints about crypto in the past four years.
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Peer-to-peer payment use is growing. So are scams.

by Stephanie Hughes
Jul 20, 2022
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will reportedly push banks to reimburse customers who lose their money through scams on apps like Paypal, Venmo and Zelle.
Payment apps haven’t disclosed how much consumers have lost from scams, but Lisa Ellis with MoffettNathanson estimates it’s around $10 billion.
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