Americans lost over $1 million last year falling for online puppy adoption scams, largely on Facebook Marketplace

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Puppies in a cage for sale at the sprawling Chatuchak market.

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A millennial who'd bought 3 houses got scammed out of $60,000 buying her fourth — and it's more common than you might think

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The FBI reported that $350,328,166 was lost in real-estate scams in 2021.

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Millennials fall for investment scams a lot — even more than boomers

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An FBI report shows that millennials, not the elderly, are most likely to lose money on investment-related frauds or scams.

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A woman was charged $1,000 for a Subway sandwich. She said she couldn't get a refund for 7 weeks and struggled to afford groceries.

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A Subway sandwich.

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A Florida woman discovered her driveway was stolen while preparing for Christmas

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Amanda Brochu said contractors bulldozed and removed her driveway (not pictured).

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My immigrant parents were scammed out of their entire life savings. I learned the hard way how it could have been avoided.

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Eric Jiang with his parents, Amos and Yan, who came to the US in the 80s.

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Amazon sent an email that sounded like a gift card scam to warn about gift card scams, confusing customers

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Airbnb is cracking down on fake listings. The platform has removed 59,000 so far this year

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Airbnb is cracking down on fake listings. The platform has removed 59,000 so far this year.

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A Chinese woman held 16 jobs for 3 years and never showed up to work, report says

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Stock image of a businesswoman in Shanghai's financial district, used for illustration purposes only.

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10 common Facebook Marketplace scams, and how to avoid and report them

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