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Reported losses from imposter scams have nearly tripled since 2020, the FTC warns

Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, nearly triple the amount reported in 2020, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The agency received more than 1 million imposter-scam ...
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Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams last year, nearly triple 2020

Americans reported losing $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, nearly triple the $1.2 billion lost in 2020, according to Federal Trade Commission data released in June 2026. More than one million ...
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Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams last year, 8 times more than in 2020. Facebook alone cost users more than texts and emails combined

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, left, and Commissioner Mark Meador, testify during the Senate Commerce, Science ...