Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina

We have 1,205,085 pages in South Carolina

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 2 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 2025

Page

6

FTC releases 2024 frauds top list and record losses

The FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network shows consumers lost more than 12.5 billion in 2024, a 25 percent rise from 2023, with 5.7 billion from investment scams and 2.95 billion from impostor schemes. BBB urges vigilance against crypto pitches and guaranteed returns, plus tips to verify government contacts and report fraud. Kelvin Collins, president of BBB Fall Line Corridor, notes 77 counties served and BBB resources for complaints.

Federal Trade Commission FTC Consumer Sentinel Better Business Bureau Sentinel BBB Kelvin Collins Fall Line Alabama West Georgia Georgia East Georgia South Carolina Council of Better Business Bureaus Bbb.org Centralgeorgia

California man wins $50 million in Starbucks burn case

A Los Angeles delivery driver, Michael Garcia, won a $50 million verdict after a venti tea spilled in his lap at a California Starbucks drive-through in February 2020. He needed skin grafts and suffers lifelong disfigurement, with his lawyers blaming the incident on Starbucks neglecting safety. Starbucks plans to appeal, saying damages are excessive.

Los Angeles Starbucks California Michael Garcia Garcia Nick Rowley U.S New Mexico McDonald’s Iowa

Also Mentioned on This Page

ETC IRS Social Security Administration Gmail Yahoo FBI Internet IC3 Ic3.gov Consumer Pennsylvan Jose Luis Magana Washington Vier Europe Afri Kro DOW Nasdaq S&p 500 Dow Jones Industrials DOW Trans S&p Wilshire Russell Treasuries Moqtr AG Treasury NAT ASIA/PACIFIC Hong Kong Singapore Taiwan LE East Burns Starbucks Tea Gene J. Puskar Walden Galleria Buffalo N.Y
Search Courier

Search the Aiken Standard Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Aiken Standard?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication