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- All Scams | Federal Trade Commission
The official website of the Federal Trade Commission, protecting America’s consumers for over 100 years
- New FTC Data Show a Big Jump in Reported Losses to Fraud to $12. 5 . . .
Losses to government imposter scams in particular increased $171 million from 2023 to a total of $789 million in 2024 Online shopping issues were the second most commonly reported in the fraud category
- Phishing Scams - Federal Trade Commission
Phishing Scams and How to Spot Them Phishing is a type of online scam that targets consumers by sending them an e-mail that appears to be from a well-known source – an internet service provider, a bank, or a mortgage company, for example It asks the consumer to provide personal identifying information
- Debt Relief and Credit Repair Scams - Federal Trade Commission
Debt Relief Service and Credit Repair Scams Debt relief service scams target consumers with significant credit card debt by falsely promising to negotiate with their creditors to settle or otherwise reduce consumers' repayment obligations
- Explore Data | Federal Trade Commission
Explore the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network data about consumer protection topics like fraud, identity theft, and unwanted calls based on millions of reports from people across the country Learn about the top fraud reports, track the latest trends, and download visualizations for presentations or reports Then find out about refunds to consumers from FTC law enforcement cases, where the
- Who experiences scams? A story for all ages - Federal Trade Commission
Many people think scams mostly affect older adults But reports to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel tell a different story: anyone can be scammed
- New FTC Data Show Top Text Message Scams of 2024; Overall Losses to . . .
New data from the Federal Trade Commission show that in 2024, consumers reported losing $470 million to scams that started with text messages
- Consumer Protection Data Spotlight: Top Text Scams of 2024
Top text scams of 2024 It’s hard not to glance at your phone when you hear the ding of an incoming text 0F 1 Scammers bet on it And reports to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network suggest their odds of a big payout have improved: reported losses to text scams have skyrocketed even as the number of reports declined In 2024, people reported $470 million in losses to these scams, more than
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