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Legal Experts Urge Farm Workers Along California’s Central Coast to Report Scammers

Roxsy Lin -
Lawyers with the Center for Migrant Rights say farm workers victimized by scammers should seek legal aid to prevent future abuses and potentially find justice.
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Despite FDA Warnings, This ‘Natural Remedy’ Remains Popular Among San Francisco Immigrants

USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism -
A growing number of Latinos who work physically demanding jobs are turning to supplements to relieve chronic pain, worrying health experts.
Immigration

Immigration Raid Turns Up Visa Fraud Scheme Targeting Migrant Farmworkers

Roxsy Lin -
An immigration raid in Santa Maria, California, has uncovered a criminal enterprise targeting migrant farmworkers who were illegally sold H2A visas.
Science & Technology

New Study on How Latinos Engage Online — ‘People Are Tired of Fighting’

Peter Schurmann -
A recent study examines how Latinos engage with online content. What sticks, which messages get through, which don’t, and why.
Scams and Consumer Fraud

‘We Want to Hear the Stories’ — FTC Convenes Community Stakeholders in Cleveland

Peter Schurmann -
To list the type and variety of scams now proliferating across the country would fill an entire library. Experts say coming forward to report a scam is our best defense.
News Briefings

Steep Increase in Imposter Scam Losses: What People are Reporting and How to Fight Back

ACoM -
Sep 20 | Scammers posing as agencies or companies like banks or Amazon claim to "protect" your money by moving it. The FTC warns of a rise in these scams. Learn the top five impersonation scams and how to spot them.
Scams and Consumer Fraud

‘These Numbers Are Off the Charts’ — $38 Million Lost to Scams in Mississippi Last Year

Peter Schurmann -
At a roundtable in Jackson, Mississippi representatives from the FTC connected with local media to discuss the alarming rise in scams impacting communities.
Scams and Consumer Fraud

Stop, Think Fraud! Scammers Are Looking to Gain Your Trust, Bleed You Dry

N.C. Greene -
According to the FTC, consumers reported losing nearly $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022, an increase of more than 30% over the previous year.
Scams and Consumer Fraud

Rising Scams Target Elderly Bay Area Chinese

Selen Ozturk -
Scams targeting adults aged 60 and older are rising, with devastating consequences for monolingual Chinese in the Bay Area.
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