Westwood and the UCLA area report high volumes of student loan forgiveness and tech-support scams. 876 scam reports have been filed by Westwood 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 Westwood, 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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