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Susan Solves It: Text scams on the rise

Susan Solves It: Text scams on the rise
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  • Record losses from text scams reached nearly half a billion dollars last year, prompting consumer advocates to warn about common fraud tactics.
  • ABC Action News Reporter Susan El Khoury provides tips on identifying and protecting yourself from the latest text scams impacting consumers.

'It's either eat or pay bills': Florida families desperate for answers after losing SNAP benefits to fraud

Florida families are losing hundreds of dollars in SNAP benefits to fraud, with multiple victims in the Tampa Bay area saying unauthorized charges on their accounts are being traced to the same California address — and the state is offering no way to get that money back.

Families say SNAP scammers are stealing food benefits with no reimbursement