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Cuyahoga County Consumer Affairs highlights surge in high-loss scams, expands outreach tools
Summary
County Consumer Affairs reported rising scam losses and presented new outreach measures — a Scam Squad booklet, Scammo game, Bitcoin ATM signage, Ready Notify alerts and tear-off referral pads — aimed at increasing reporting and reducing victim losses.
Cheryl Harris, director of Cuyahoga County Consumer Affairs, briefed the Education, Environment & Sustainability Committee on Oct. 30 about the county’s Scam Squad work to help residents report scams and recover funds where possible.
Harris said the county’s scam intake and multi-agency Scam Squad (which includes local police, county agencies, the Ohio attorney general and federal partners) handled 774 scam reports in 2023 with total reported losses of about $1.2 million and an average reported loss of $11,228. So far in the current year, Harris…
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