A record $12.5 billion in online scams were reported to the FBI last ...
Mar 6, 2024 · More than a third of the $12.5 billion in losses reported in 2023, or $4.5 billion, were due to investment scams, many of them involving criminals pretending to be someone’s love interest and...
International Scammers Steal Over $1 Trillion in 12 Months in New ...
Nov 7, 2024 · The 2024 Global State of Scams report is clear: scams are costing consumers over $1 trillion globally, with dire financial, emotional, and social repercussions. While confidence in scam detection has improved, many consumers remain vulnerable, and only a small fraction recover their losses.
Scam victims have lost $1 trillion this year. How to protect yourself.
Nov 7, 2024 · Scammers have bilked victims worldwide out of a staggering $1.03 trillion in the past 12 months, a new report shows. That number is up from $1.026 trillion last year, according to the 2024 Global...
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As Nationwide Fraud Losses Top $10 Billion in 2023, FTC Steps Up ...
Newly released Federal Trade Commission data show that consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud in 2023, marking the first time that fraud losses have reached that benchmark. This marks a 14% increase over reported losses in 2022.
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Americans lose billions to social media scams: Red flags to spot
Oct 12, 2023 · Policymakers have long wrestled with tech giants over the potential abuse of encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp and iMessage. Americans lost $2.7 billion combined to scams originating...
FinCEN Warns of Fraud Schemes That Abuse Its Name, Insignia, …
Dec 18, 2024 · WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert today to raise awareness of fraud schemes abusing FinCEN’s name, insignia, and authorities for financial gain. These FinCEN-specific fraud schemes include scams that exploit beneficial ownership information reporting; misuse FinCEN’s Money Services Business Registration tool ...
Think you know what the top scam of 2023 was? Take a guess
Mar 15, 2024 · Scams starting on social media accounted for the highest total losses at $1.4 billion – an increase of 250 million from 2022. But scams that started by a phone call caused the highest per-person loss ($1,480 average loss).
FCC issues historic $300 million fine against the largest robocall scam …
Aug 4, 2023 · The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday cracked down on a massive illegal robocall operation responsible for billions of auto-warranty scam calls in recent years, with regulators...