All Scams - Federal Trade Commission
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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 …
Facts about fraud from the FTC - Federal Trade Commission
Feb 9, 2024 · The FTC just issued its 2023 Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book jam-packed with facts about the kind of scams consumers have reported to us. Has the reported dollar amount lost to …
Phishing Scams - Federal Trade Commission
1 day 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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
Scams & Identity Theft - Federal Trade Commission
Learn more about your rights as a consumer and how to spot and avoid scams. Find the resources you need to understand how consumer protection law impacts your business.
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 …
Who experiences scams? A story for all ages - Federal Trade Commission
Many people think scams mostly affect older adults. But reports to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel tell a different story: anyone can be scammed.