Internet datings or sales fraud
Date: September 27, 2007Source: sltrib.com
The average loss for Utahns who fall victim to sweepstakes, inheritance, employment, Internet sales or dating or any number of other scams is about $6,000, according to a task force of banks and credit unions. Multiplied by the number of Utahns falling victim, that means millions of dollars a month and even billions in a year are flowing into illegitimate pockets.
"It's a phenomenal problem," said Karen Nelson of Wells Fargo Bank, a member of a task force alarmed by the tide of scams rolling over the state and the number of residents falling victim.
In fact, Utah ranks No. 1 among states in reporting consumer-fraud complaints to the Federal Trade Commission.
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