Mr. Schiff: Fraud is a multi-million dollar business. National Fraud Awareness Week is this month and FBI special Agent Gary Dagan says there's all kinds of fraud...

Mr. Dagan: "Telemarketing Frauds; High Yield Frauds, also known as Prime Bank Frauds; Mortgage Frauds; Advance Fee Frauds; Identity Theft is major as we all have read about that."

Mr. Schiff: Dagan is Chief of the FBI's Economic Crimes Unit and says Telemarketing Fraud is costing honest citizens a ton of money...

Mr. Dagan: "Telemarketing Fraud involves various types of efforts to recruit for various charities; for investments; for lottery winnings; travel packages; it's over the Internet; it's telephone; it's by mail."

Mr. Schiff: Dagan says the FBI works closely with Canadian authorities...

Mr. Dagan: "Many of the criminals have moved up to Canada and still are defrauding United States citizens."

Mr. Schiff: Are you a fraud victim? Call the police or FBI. I'm Neal Schiff and that's what's happening at the "FBI, This Week."

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