Who’s who in scams: a spring roundup - Federal Trade Commission
2024年5月24日 · People most frequently named Facebook and Instagram in these reports, [6] and most often reported online shopping scams that started with ads on social media. However, the largest reported losses to scams starting on social media platforms were to investment scams. How scammers get their money varies by the type of scam, too.
FTC Data Shows Major Increases in Cash Payments to Government ...
2024年6月14日 · In just the first quarter of 2024, consumers have reported losing $20 million to government impersonation scams when paying with cash. “The impact of government impersonation scams is massive across the board, costing consumers millions,” said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.
Impersonation scams: not what they used to be
2024年4月1日 · Scams that impersonate well-known businesses and government agencies are consistently among the top frauds reported to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network. [1] In 2023, data from the FTC alone show more than 330,000 reports of business impersonation scams and nearly 160,000 reports of government impersonation scams. [2]
Phishing Scams - Federal Trade Commission
2024年11月21日 · It asks the consumer to provide personal identifying information. Then a scammer uses the information to open new accounts, or invade the consumer’s existing accounts. There are several tips that consumers can follow to avoid phishing scams, such as not responding to e-mails or pop-up messages that ask for personal or financial information.
New FTC Data Show Consumers Reported Losing Nearly $8.8 …
Consumers reported losing more money to investment scams—more than $3.8 billion—than any other category in 2022. That amount more than doubles the amount reported lost in 2021. The second highest reported loss amount came from imposter scams, with losses of $2.6 billion reported, up from $2.4 billion in 2021.
Social media a gold mine for scammers in 2021
2022年1月25日 · After investment scams, FTC data point to romance scams as the second most profitable fraud on social media. Losses to romance scams have climbed to record highs in recent years. More than a third of people who said they lost money to an online romance scam in 2021 said it began on Facebook or Instagram. [8]
Romance scammers’ favorite lies exposed - Federal Trade …
Talk to friends or family about a new love interest and pay attention if they’re concerned. Try a reverse image search of profile pictures. If the details don’t match up, it’s a scam. Help stop scammers by reporting suspicious profiles or messages to the dating app or social media platform. Then, tell the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
FTC Data Shows Consumers Report Losing $2.7 Billion to Social …
2023年10月6日 · New data from the Federal Trade Commission shows that scams originating on social media have accounted for $2.7 billion in reported losses since 2021, more than any other contact method. In a new data spotlight, the FTC also takes a deep dive into social media scam trends in the first half of 2023. Reports during the first half of the year show ...
FTC Announces Impersonation Rule Goes into Effect Today
2024年4月1日 · As the Federal Trade Commission’s new rule on government and business impersonation goes into effect today, the agency is highlighting new data on the most common ways consumers are targeted by these treacherous scams. Combined, reported losses to these impersonation scams topped $1.1 billion for the year, more than three times what consumers ...
As Nationwide Fraud Losses Top $10 Billion in 2023, FTC Steps Up ...
“The FTC is working hard to take action against those scams." The FTC received fraud reports from 2.6 million consumers last year, nearly the same amount as 2022. The most commonly reported scam category was imposter scams, which saw significant increases in reports of both business and government impersonators.