People who have already lost money to a scam are now being targeted a second time by fraudsters posing as Federal Trade ...

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

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

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

The Federal Trade Commission is flagging a fast-spreading text message scheme in which scammers pose as recruiters, dangle ...

New data from the Federal Trade Commission show social media was the costliest fraud contact method in 2025, with nearly 30% of people who reported losing money to a scam saying it started on social ...

It's a social scam. According to the Federal Trade Commission, nearly 30% of people who reported being scammed in 2025 said the swindle began on social media. The agency said losses from these scams ...

Imposter scams are more common now than ever before, but there are several ways you could spot potential scams and better ...

The agency said the online retail giant violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to provide records to identity ...

The FTC says scammers are posing as parents in need of childcare, sending fake checks and asking providers to return "overpayments" before the checks bounce. The FTC says scammers are posing as ...

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 ...