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On January 28 starting at 9:00am ET, the FTC will host a virtual and in-person workshop to discuss a range of issues related to age verification and estimation technologies.

Scammers, claiming to be FTC “agents," have been contacting consumers to trick them into sending money. Find out how to avoid and report these scams.

Older adults reported $2.4 billion in fraud losses in 2024, a huge jump from $600 million in 2020, according to a recent FTC report.

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