Bill aims to centralize government efforts to fight online fraud

A pair of senators plans to introduce a bill Monday that would centralize federal efforts to fight scams and help Americans obtain information about how to identify fraud.Sens.

A pair of senators plans to introduce a bill Monday that would centralize federal efforts to fight scams and help Americans obtain information about how to identify fraud.

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Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Rick Scott, R-Fla., are set to introduce the ReportScams.gov Act, which would require the federal government to establish a centralized reporting website and direct the government to create a new Federal Scams Action Plan to thwart scams and support scam victims.

“This bipartisan bill will establish a comprehensive, unified plan to thwart scammers and provide consumers with one clear user-friendly portal where they can report scams and alert law enforcement,” Hassan said in a statement announcing the bill.