Flushing's Chinese-American community is targeted heavily by 'Chinese consulate' impostor calls demanding wire transfers. 769 scam reports have been filed by Flushing residents. Statewide, New York residents filed 278,662 fraud reports last year totalling $534 million in losses (FTC Consumer Sentinel).
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If you've been targeted in Flushing, 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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