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From ABC News headquarters in New York City, this is GMA3.

Beautiful shot of New York City there. Good afternoon, everyone. I'm Stephanie. Hey guys, I'm Rebecca. I'm here with Rianne and Allie and our guest co-host, Jesse Palmer. It is so great. Hello. It's great to be with you all today. It's good to see you as well. I'm really excited too because I got a sneak peek of Bachelor in Paradise coming up later in the show that I can't wait to share with you all. You're going to give us some of the behind the scenes dirt. Oh, you know it. In due time. In due time. We are looking forward to that. Also, Tori Johnson is here. She's got deals and steals that are all about beauty and self-care. And you know we love a good deal.

Everything is at least 50% off. But we're going to begin this morning with a new warning about impersonation scams. Stephanie has been following this story for us. What can you tell us this afternoon?

Yes. So the FTC is sharing some eye-opening information about impersonation scams and just how much

money Americans are losing. These areation scams and just how much money

Americans are losing these are the scams where someone pretends to be from your bank or a

government agency warning you about some fake issue with your account and then tricks you

into handing over money or personal information last year alone Americans lost

about four hundred and forty five million dollars that is a huge jump from 2020 when losses were just about $55 million.

I know I've almost fallen for these.

Those toll ones almost get me every time.

Yes.

So what can people do to protect themselves?

So the FTC is out with a couple of tricks and tips.

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