<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Fraud Briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fraud Briefing]]></description><link>https://jcuppari9.wixsite.com/the-fraud-briefing/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 05:54:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://jcuppari9.wixsite.com/the-fraud-briefing/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Americans lost nearly $18 billion to scams, and few get money back]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report from Democrats on Congress's Joint Economic Committee, reported by the AP and FRONTLINE, found that no federal agency keeps a single count of scam money seized or 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800 Americans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C. charged six men tied to a Madagascar-based ring that posed as attractive women on dating sites and talked victims into linking their crypto wallets to fake NFT investment sites, which were then drained.]]></description><link>https://jcuppari9.wixsite.com/the-fraud-briefing/post/six-charged-in-dating-app-crypto-scam-that-hit-800-americans</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0e0ff6c1-1c47-450e-a36c-d4a768cd1b2a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:44:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thefraudbriefing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Vancouver seniors lose at least $97,000 in fake blessing scams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vancouver Police say strangers approached an 81-year-old and a 79-year-old woman at bus stops on October 16 and 23, learned about their sons, and claimed the sons would be healed, or would die, unless the women's money and gold were blessed.]]></description><link>https://jcuppari9.wixsite.com/the-fraud-briefing/post/two-vancouver-seniors-lose-at-least-97000-in-fake-blessing-scams</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ecc3ce96-23d9-4472-8d47-31db906930cd</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:44:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thefraudbriefing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scammers pose as your favorite charity to sell fake sweepstakes prizes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FTC warns of callers who say you won a sweepstakes sponsored by a charity you support, sometimes because you donated, and then ask for a fee or your Social Security number to collect.]]></description><link>https://jcuppari9.wixsite.com/the-fraud-briefing/post/scammers-pose-as-your-favorite-charity-to-sell-fake-sweepstakes-prizes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">dcc36ded-baa5-40d0-a8da-8ab633ba061e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:44:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thefraudbriefing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhode Island becomes first state to sue Meta over scam ads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Peter Neronha sued Meta in Providence Superior Court, saying the company tolerated widespread scam ads on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp and sometimes charged suspected fraudsters higher ad rates instead of blocking them.]]></description><link>https://jcuppari9.wixsite.com/the-fraud-briefing/post/rhode-island-becomes-first-state-to-sue-meta-over-scam-ads</link><guid isPermaLink="false">57bebb13-6b31-46bd-a1b1-0d69be952240</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:29:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thefraudbriefing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reported fraud losses by older Americans hit $3 billion in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FTC's annual report to Congress says reported losses by adults 60 and over rose about fivefold in five years, from roughly $600 million in 2020 to about $3 billion in 2025.]]></description><link>https://jcuppari9.wixsite.com/the-fraud-briefing/post/reported-fraud-losses-by-older-americans-hit-3-billion-in-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ae7fd882-6bac-4b3e-8942-9e86dc43b599</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:29:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thefraudbriefing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. man, 88, lost $450,000 to fake Carney investment video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ralph Moore of Qualicum Beach lost $450,000 over 10 months to an investment scam that started with a deepfake video of Prime Minister Mark Carney.]]></description><link>https://jcuppari9.wixsite.com/the-fraud-briefing/post/b-c--man-88-lost-450000-to-fake-carney-investment-video</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1407c77a-f60e-4e6b-b989-d4ab348dbe07</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:29:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thefraudbriefing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fake RCMP officers calling Canadians from spoofed Newfoundland police numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Callers claiming to be RCMP officers in Newfoundland and Labrador tell people they are victims of a financial scam and try to collect personal and banking details.]]></description><link>https://jcuppari9.wixsite.com/the-fraud-briefing/post/fake-rcmp-officers-calling-canadians-from-spoofed-newfoundland-police-numbers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4b97dde9-e198-4876-acaa-7a3743d2bfef</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:29:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>thefraudbriefing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[FBI warns scammers are using midterms to steal donations and identities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FBI says fraudsters are running fake "campaign investment pools" that promise returns if a candidate wins, fake PACs that keep your donation, and political merchandise that never ships, sometimes using AI-generated candidate 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