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Consumer Affairs issues holiday-scam warnings and tips for Palm Beach County residents
Summary
Palm Beach County Consumer Affairs aired a public advisory summarizing common holiday scams — imposter calls, gift-card scams, QR-code parking fraud and identity theft — and urged residents to verify contacts, avoid links, keep receipts and use official county resources for help.
The Palm Beach County Office of Consumer Affairs used multiple on-air segments to warn residents about common holiday and everyday scams and provided steps to reduce risk.
Investigators stressed that many scams rely on urgency and unfamiliar payment methods; examples included fake online storefronts that request payment via gift cards or untraceable methods, imposter calls requesting personal data,…
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