Vermont’s Scam Surge and How AI Is Fueling It

Vermonters lost over $26 million to online scams last year — the highest ever — with nearly 1,600 victims. Nationwide, losses hit $20 billion, a massive spike since the pandemic. Older adults remain prime targets, but folks in their 40s reported the biggest losses, and businesses are hit hard by fake invoices. Crypto is now involved in one in four scams, and AI is making fraud even slicker. Law enforcement is racing to catch criminals behind international schemes, including shutting down a Montreal call center running the infamous grandparent scam. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/9f7582b3c4c60d13