The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners estimates that businesses worldwide lose 5% of revenue each year to fraud, totaling more than $4.5 trillion lost annually. In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 2.1 million fraud reports from consumers last year, with reported consumer-related losses adding up to more than $3.3 billion.
It’s so important to stay ahead of the latest trends and take steps to avoid falling prey to fraud. To guard against common fraud schemes:
- Use credit cards instead of debit cards when purchasing products or services—especially online;
- Never provide financial or personal information in response to a solicitation;
- Refrain from opening emails from unknown senders; and
- Utilize strong passwords that incorporate a mixture of capitalized and lowercase letters, numbers and special characters. Do not use the same password across multiple accounts.
For more information about common and emerging scams visit MyFloridaLegal.com.
By taking steps to avoid falling victim to fraud and reporting scams when you see them, you can help us build a Stronger, Safer Florida.
In The News
Florida attorney general offers 9 tips to guard against fraud, WFTV 9 Orlando
Florida AG Moody sues Biden administration over COVID vaccine mandate, WEAR Pensacola
AG Moody leading nationwide investigation into Meta’s ‘careless’ business tactics, WFLA Tampa
Ashley Moody probes Facebook’s youth marketing strategies, Florida Politics
Attorney General Moody supports FCC in efforts to eliminate scam robocalls, NBC 2 Southwest Florida
AG Moody leads effort to stop robocallers from misusing real phone numbers, (WFTV) MSN.com
Ashley Moody leads effort to stop robocallers from abusing phone numbers, The Capitolist
Georgia man sentenced to 30 years for trafficking meth in Florida, WEAR Pensacola
Protecting Floridians
Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading efforts to garner support for the Federal Communications Commission's continued attempts to fight illegal robocalls. Scammers…
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Attorney General Ashley Moody is suing the Biden administration over the unlawful CMS vaccine mandate that threatens to exacerbate the health care worker…
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Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Office of Statewide Prosecution secured a 30-year state prison sentence for a Georgia man trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine…
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Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading a nationwide investigation into Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, for conduct relating to use of its social media platform Instagram by children and young adults. Attorneys General across the country are examining whether the company violated…
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Events
From left to right: Sarasota Vice Mayor Kyle Battie, Attorney General Moody, Sarasota Mayor Arroyo, Sarasota City Manager Marlon Brown and Sarasota Police Chief Rex Troche