Imposter scams led fraud reports to the FTC for fifth straight year in 2025, causing $3.5 billion in losses

The amount lost to imposter scams is part of $15.9 billion in total fraud losses reported to the Federal Trade Commission in ...
Daily Herald

Amazon remains one of the most frequently impersonated companies by scammers

With Amazon Prime Days (Tuesday, June 23 through Friday, June 26) attracting millions of bargain hunters, scammers once again ...
Forbes

How To Avoid Text Scams And Spot Red Flags Early

In 2024, Americans reported losing $470 million to scams that started with texts, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Text scams are also becoming harder to detect with AI. Knowing what to look ...
Forbes

Scams Are Booming. The Latest Numbers, And How To Protect Yourself

According to the FTC, fraud losses hit $15.9 billion in 2025. Imposter scams led in sheer number of reports, but investment scams caused the steepest financial damage. This voice experience is ...
AOL

A third of all scam victims were hit by social media fraud — and losses are in the billions of dollars: FTC

It's a social scam. According to the Federal Trade Commission, nearly 30% of people who reported being scammed in 2025 said the swindle began on social media. The agency said losses from these scams ...
Bleeping Computer

FTC: Americans lost over $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned of a massive increase in losses from social media scams since 2020, exceeding $2.1 billion in 2025. According to reports to the FTC's Consumer Sentinel ...