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Online scams cost Americans almost $150B last year – 7x more than reported

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The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) estimates that online scams cost Americans almost $150 billion last year – seven times...

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Even worse, if a block request comes they go the scammer and ask for more money to leave it up.

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