Federal Prosecutors Charge 60 People In Magazine Fraud Scheme Targeting Seniors (mediapost.com)
Sixty people have been charged in a magazine fraud scheme that took advantage of seniors.
According to a report by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the federal government says the telemarketing scam defrauded 183,000 people across the U.S. for more than $335 million over a 20-year-period. Many victims were elderly.
Fourteen defendants are described as owners of companies involved in phony magazine sales. Another 16 were call-center managers, 10 were telemarketers and four served as lead brokers, who sold lists of consumers to call.
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