Americans lost over $16B to scams in 2024 as social media–driven fraud surges. Explore FTC and FBI findings, Meta’s role, and ...

Americans may be losing far more to scammers than official data shows, according to a new study. The annual cost of online ...

The estimate builds on numbers from the FBI, which are widely believed to capture only a small fraction of the money lost to scams.

Scamming is big business. From talent-scouting scams targeting children to student-loan-forgiveness scams targeting college graduates, scammers see age as nothing more than a number. They're willing ...

Even tech-savvy and experienced internet users can fall victim to online scams. Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using technology and psychology to exploit trust and emotions. Fake ...

AI technology meets on-the-ground expertise from leading organizations across five continents, accessible to billions ...

January is when scammers have everything they need. According to YouMail's Robocall Index, U.S. consumers received just over 4.7 billion robocalls in January 2025, a roughly 9% increase from December ...

New York ranks as one of the top states for online scams, according to a new report. A Consumer Federation of America report finds state consumers lose $6.5 billion a year – or $325 per person – to ...

Study Finds Phishing Scams Are on the Rise, Accelerated by AI ...

Tax scams target Americans starting in January using personal data from brokers to create fake IRS emails and refund alerts ...

An IRS special agent warns of AI-aided impersonation, identity-theft tax schemes and social media misinformation during ...