Brooklyn residents — especially seniors in Brighton Beach, Sheepshead Bay and Bay Ridge — are heavily targeted by IRS and Medicare impostor calls. 977 scam reports have been filed by Brooklyn residents. Statewide, New York residents filed 278,662 fraud reports last year totalling $534 million in losses (FTC Consumer Sentinel).
See all reported scams in New York for citywide patterns and more flagged numbers.
If you've been targeted in Brooklyn, file a report with the NY Attorney General Consumer Frauds Bureau at https://ag.ny.gov/bureau/consumer-frauds-and-protection-bureau and federally at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
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