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Getting shady calls from a 917 number? You’re not alone. The top scam in New York is all about imposters. Watch our 1-minute warning then run a reverse phone lookup at Intelius.com.

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00:00 Intro
00:29 Area Code 917
00:40 Top Scam Calls in NYC
00:54 See Who's Calling

Transcript
scam reports are on the rise and they're
more dangerous than you might think in
2024 alone Americans lost $470 million
to imposter scams through text messages
that's more than five times what was
reported in 2020 in fact one in five
people who engage with a scammer ends up
losing money with a median loss of $800
younger adults report scams more often
but seniors face the biggest losses
scammers often use texts and calls
because we open them fast they'll even
take lengths to contact you from a local
number to make you think you can trust
who you're talking to let's talk about
area code 917 covering New York New York
in 2024 Queens County ranked number 19
in the state for scam calls with 6,300
complaints according to the DNC the top
phone scams reported in NYC were related
to medical or prescriptions debt
reduction and imposters 52% of these
were robo calls while 46% involved real
people trying to scam you directly if
you get a sketchy call or text from a
number you don't recognize don't engage
instead run a reverse phone lookup on
intellus.com to gather information about
who's calling you can also report fraud
to the FTC and register your number on
the national do not call registry stay
sharp stay informed and use Intelius to
verify before you reply

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