More than 5,000 Vermonters filed scam reports with the Consumer Assistance Program in 2020.
The most common, for the second year, is a scam claiming your Social Security number has been compromised. The next most prevalent scam is the so-called “free money” scam in which you are told you’ve won money but must pay a fee or taxes upfront in order to collect the prize.
According to Attorney General T.J. Donovan’s office, 249 Vermonters lost about $1.5 million in 2020 to scammers.
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