The Federal Trade Commission has reported that social media ad scams caused more than $90 million in losses last year.

The amount lost to imposter scams is part of $15.9 billion in total fraud losses reported to the Federal Trade Commission in 2025 ...

Imposter scammers use fake caller ID information, real employee names and official-looking documents to appear legitimate.The ...

The Federal Trade Commission reported that Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, a record that reflects losses nearly tripling since 2020. For the fifth year running, no fraud ...

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. Every year, the Federal Trade ...

Fraud targeting older Americans is becoming more sophisticated as scammers use AI, deepfake voices, fake websites, and ...

The FTC says scammers are posing as parents in need of childcare, sending fake checks and asking providers to return "overpayments" before the checks bounce. The FTC says scammers are posing as ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says there’s been a “huge spike” in cryptocurrency investment scams over the past several months. A new data analysis from the agency shows ...

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 ...

Scammers will use pictures of missing pets or pose as animal rescue firms to attempt to get targets to send them money or personal information.