冒充公平贸易委员会特工的黑手党从华盛顿奥运半岛居民那里盗取了1亿多美元,包括一名老人的28K美元。 Scammers impersonating FTC agents stole over $1M from Washington’s Olympic Peninsula residents, including $28K from an elderly man.

冒充公平贸易委员会代理人的cammers从华盛顿奥运半岛上的居民那里偷走了超过100万美元, 包括从一个老人那里偷来的28000美元, 被骗购买预付电话、把现金交给无声访客、分享银行细节。 Scammers posing as FTC agents have stolen over $1 million from residents on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, including $28,000 from an elderly man tricked into buying a prepaid phone, handing cash to a silent visitor, and sharing banking details. 当局确认公平贸易委员会没有外地代理人,从未要求通过现金、礼品卡、加密货币或密码付款。 Authorities confirm the FTC has no field agents and never demands payment via cash, gift cards, cryptocurrency, or passwords. 银行警报阻止了一笔200 000美元的转账,但骗局是日益增长的国家趋势的一部分,2024年,老年人的欺诈损失上升到24亿美元。 A bank alert stopped a $200,000 transfer, but the scam is part of a growing national trend, with fraud losses among older adults rising to $2.4 billion in 2024. 敦促居民停止接到可疑电话,并向Clallam县治安官办公室举报骗局,电话为360-417-2459,备选方案1。 Residents are urged to hang up on suspicious calls and report scams to Clallam County Sheriff’s Office at 360-417-2459, option 1.