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'People are losing tens of thousands of dollars': Bipartisan push underway to prevent and report scams

Katherine Langford

Editor-in-Chief · Friday, July 31, 2026 at 9:20 PM

'People are losing tens of thousands of dollars': Bipartisan push underway to prevent and report scams — WESH 2 Orlando, Lake Mary Community news — Image: WESH 2 Orlando

Bipartisan legislation aims to create a central reporting system for scams, as fraud schemes cost Americans over $12 billion last year.

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