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Attorney General Bird warns Iowans of IRS/Tax scams as tax season gears up

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DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced tips to protect Iowans from tax and IRS scams during the 2025 tax filing season.

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Daily Gate City

Attorney General Bird warns Iowans of IRS/Tax scams as tax season gears up

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced tips to protect Iowans from tax and IRS scams during the 2025 tax filing season.

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Radio Iowa

Report: Bogus investment schemes and romance scams take Iowans for millions - Radio Iowa

A new federal report shows scams cost Iowans more than $50-million dollars last year. The Federal Trade Commission says it got nearly 14,000 fraud reports from Iowa consumers during 2024. The median loss was around $400, while the total lost was nearly $52-million. The FTC says the top categories of scams reported by Iowans were […]

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WREX

Taxpayers Are Urged To Watch Out For Tax Related Scams

ROCKFORD, Il - With tax season well underway and many just trying to get their paperwork done, it's also prime time for scammers and con artists looking to steal your money.

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PC Mag

Too Good to Be True: US Fraud Losses Hit $12.5 Billion in 2024, FTC Says

A large chunk of the losses, at $5.7 billion, occurred through investment scams. Email was the most common way scammers contacted victims, followed by phone calls and texts.

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US govt says Americans lost record $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said today that Americans lost a record $12.5 billion to fraud last year, a 25% increase over the previous year.

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WRNJ Radio, Inc

New Jersey consumers reported losing $314M to scams in 2024 - WRNJ Radio

NEW JERSEY – The Federal Trade Commission received 55,969 fraud reports from consumers in New Jersey in 2024, according to newly released data. New Jersey consumers reported losing a total of $314,439,857 to fraud, with a median loss of $500. The data comes from the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network, which analyzes reports submitted by consumers, as well as from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, the Better Business Bureau, indust…

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