West Seattle's older residents are targeted heavily by grandparent and Medicare scams. 403 scam reports have been filed by West Seattle residents. Statewide, Washington residents filed 87,780 fraud reports last year totalling $297 million in losses (FTC Consumer Sentinel).
See all reported scams in Seattle for citywide patterns and more flagged numbers.
If you've been targeted in West Seattle, file a report with the Washington Attorney General Consumer Protection at https://www.atg.wa.gov/file-complaint and federally at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
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