State and federal officials team up to release a PSA on scams

They say in 2023, residents of Connecticut lost an estimated $1.2 billion to fraud scams.

Nicole Alarcon Soares

Mar 26, 2024, 1:40 AM

Updated 258 days ago

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The New Haven Field Office of the FBI, U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Connecticut State Police launched a new financial fraud awareness public service announcement on Monday.
They say in 2023, residents of Connecticut lost an estimated $1.2 billion to fraud scams.
Officials said the new PSA is just one of several ongoing messages to the public about how to avoid falling a victim of scams.
Anyone who has been the victim of a scam is asked to call their local police and report the crime to the FBI at www.IC3.gov.
The full PSA is available here.