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

Americans reported losing $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, nearly triple the $1.2 billion lost in 2020, according to ...

Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, a nearly 20 percent increase from the prior year, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The agency logged more than 1 million such ...

Imposter scams were the most reported fraud category for a fifth straight year, with losses nearly tripling since 2020 ...

We’ve seen lots of imposter scams. Like when a text comes in from your bank, claiming that someone is trying to hack your account. Click this link to stop the fraud, it says. Or the message that says ...

While fraud is nothing new, today's scams are constantly evolving. The latest advances in technology, like artificial intelligence (AI), make these schemes even harder to spot. The Federal Trade ...

Cryptocurrency ATM scams are surging, with FTC data showing a 1,000% increase in losses. Learn how scammers operate and how to protect yourself.

Scammers contact victims promising to solve the debt problems of those who serve our country, tricking them into paying to ...

Scammers walked away with more than $670,000 in just three days, police said. Here's how they did it, and how you can protect ...

Two senators plan to introduce legislation that would centralize reporting and assistance for reporting scams to law ...

Americans reported losing $3.5 billion to imposter scams last year, according to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data released today, June 15, 2026. Imposter scams are schemes where fraudsters pose as ...