Koreatown's elderly population is targeted by bank impostor calls in Korean and English. 338 scam reports have been filed by Koreatown residents. Statewide, California residents filed 506,727 fraud reports last year totalling $1.68 billion in losses (FTC Consumer Sentinel).
See all reported scams in Los Angeles for citywide patterns and more flagged numbers.
If you've been targeted in Koreatown, file a report with the California Attorney General at https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company and federally at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
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