Mourning loved ones targeted by 'despicable' funeral home scams
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Scammers are posing as funeral staff and calling bereaved families to demand bogus payments after finding them through obituaries, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
"Can you imagine anything more despicable?" the FTC added. Christina Coulter is a U.S. and World reporter for Fox News Digital. Email story tips to christina.coulter@fox.com.
Scammers often "spoof" the numbers of the funeral homes handling the deceased and demand deposits to secure services or cremation from their families.
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