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Scams in the US are at a record high. Yet most victims get no help and some end up losing even more - AP News

Published by Associated Press By Martha Mendoza/frontline, Juliet Linderman, Erika Kinetz/ap, Associated Press, Frontline · 2 September 2026 at 15:15
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Scams in the US are at a record high. Yet most victims get no help and some end up losing even more - AP News
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Virtually every American has been targeted by scammers in some way, exclusive new polling data shows. Scams in the U.S. have surged to a record high, causing billions in losses for Americans. But the U.S. still lags behind some other countries in tackling the…

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