As AI is adopted across industries, it’s also being taken up by scammers.
The amount lost to imposter scams is part of $15.9 billion in total fraud losses reported to the Federal Trade Commission in ...
Imposter scams are more common now than ever before, but there are several ways you could spot potential scams and better ...
A new report released on Tuesday found that 12 percent of successful scams last year involved artificial intelligence or ...
We’ve seen lots of imposter scams. Like when a text comes in from your bank, claiming that someone is trying to hack your ...
Nevadans reported more than $302 million in cybercrime losses in 2025, ranking third among all states for per-capita losses, ...
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FTC reports $3.5 billion lost to imposter scams in 2025

WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission has released new data showing that people reported losing $3.5 billion to imposter ...
As millions of Americans plan their 2025 vacations, sophisticated scammers are exploiting unsuspecting travelers with increasingly clever schemes that have cost victims hundreds of millions of dollars ...
The AP/“FRONTLINE” investigation was based on tens of thousands of leaked scam center files, videos and photos; an analysis ...
Three Ireland says it blocked more than 26 million suspected scam calls and intercepted 455,000 fraudulent SMS messages in ...
Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, according to a new report from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The agency reports that losses from social media scams have increased ...
Florida is ripe for online, text and phone scams and Sheriff Richard Del Toro knows St. Lucie County is no exception as he highlights cyber scams.