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This bill establishes a comprehensive national strategy to combat scams in the United States by creating a multi-agency working group led by the FBI. The working group will include representatives from 18 different federal agencies and will be tasked with developing a detailed strategy to address the growing scam problem, which currently affects an estimated 141.5 million adults who have lost over $12 billion in 2024. The strategy will involve collecting feedback from various stakeholders, including scam survivors, vulnerable populations, law enforcement, businesses, and experts, and will focus on several key areas: defining what constitutes a scam, evaluating scam risks and prevention methods, coordinating inter-agency efforts, improving data collection and reporting, establishing rapid response protocols, supporting victim recovery, and enhancing coordination with international partners. The bill requires the working group to submit the first National Strategy for Combating Scams within two years of its establishment, make it publicly available, and then update the strategy at least every five years. Additionally, the bill mandates that the FBI, Federal Trade Commission, and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau adopt a common definition of "scam" based on the working group's recommendations, with the goal of creating a more unified and effective approach to identifying, preventing, and combating scams across the federal government.

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