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New FTC Data Show a Big Jump in Reported Losses to Fraud to $12.5 ...
Mar 10, 2025 · Losses to government imposter scams in particular increased $171 million from 2023 to a total of $789 million in 2024. Online shopping issues were the second most commonly reported in …
Phishing | Federal Trade Commission
A new analysis from the Federal Trade Commission shows that bogus bank fraud warnings were the most common form of text message scam reported to the agency, and that many of the most …
Phishing Scams - Federal Trade Commission
3 days ago · Phishing Scams and How to Spot Them Phishing is a type of online scam that targets consumers by sending them an e-mail that appears to be from a well-known source – an internet …
Who’s who in scams: a spring roundup - Federal Trade Commission
May 24, 2024 · Gift cards were the top reported payment method on several types of scams in 2023, including romance scams, tech support scams, government impersonation scams, and scams that …
FTC Data Show a More Than Four-Fold Increase in Reports of ...
Aug 7, 2025 · The FTC’s latest Consumer Protection Data Spotlight shows a huge jump in losses reported by people 60 and over to these types of impersonation scams in the last four years. Most …
FTC Issues Annual Report to Congress on Agency’s Actions to Protect ...
Dec 1, 2025 · These collaborative efforts include work led by the FTC’s Scams Against Older Adults Advisory Group, which was created as a result of the Stop Senior Scams Act. The Commission vote …
New FTC Data Show Top Text Message Scams of 2024; Overall Losses …
Apr 16, 2025 · New data from the Federal Trade Commission show that in 2024, consumers reported losing $470 million to scams that started with text messages.
False alarm, real scam: how scammers are stealing older adults’ life ...
Aug 7, 2025 · Reports to the FTC show a growing wave of scams aimed squarely at retirees’ life savings. These scammers pretend to be from known and trusted government agencies and businesses.
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