The Third Ward sees bank phishing and brokerage account takeover scams regularly. 876 scam reports have been filed by Third Ward residents. Statewide, Wisconsin residents filed 53,520 fraud reports last year totalling $106 million in losses (FTC Consumer Sentinel).
See all reported scams in Milwaukee for citywide patterns and more flagged numbers.
If you've been targeted in Third Ward, file a report with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection at https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/ConsumerProtection.aspx and federally at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
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