Apr 4, 2025 · The Federal Trade Commission today highlighted actions taken to protect consumers from impersonations scams since the Government and Business Impersonation Rule took effect in April …

May 24, 2024 · Gift cards were the top reported payment method on several types of scams in 2023, including romance scams, tech support scams, government impersonation scams, and scams that …

Many people think scams mostly affect older adults. But reports to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel tell a different story: anyone can be scammed.

Aug 7, 2025 · Reports to the FTC show a growing wave of scams aimed squarely at retirees’ life savings. These scammers pretend to be from known and trusted government agencies and businesses.

Aug 7, 2025 · The FTC’s latest Consumer Protection Data Spotlight shows a huge jump in losses reported by people 60 and over to these types of impersonation scams in the last four years. Most …

Oct 6, 2023 · While online shopping scams have the highest number of reports, the largest share of dollar losses are to scams that use social media to promote fake investment opportunities. [7] In the …

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Apr 3, 2026 · 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 …

Many people think scams mostly affect older adults. But reports to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel tell a different story: anyone can be scammed. In fact, reports suggest that many scams are harming …

RankCategory # of Reports % Reporting $ Loss Total $ Loss Median $ Loss 1 Imposter Scams 2 Online Shopping and Negative Reviews 3 Business and Job Opportunities 4 Investment Related 5 Internet …