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. …

2025年1月22日 · 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 – …

2022年12月8日 · Prize, sweepstakes, and lottery scams often impersonate a well-known business to trick people into sending money to claim nonexistent winnings. Reports point to these …

2024年12月12日 · Overall reported losses on job scams tripled from 2020 to 2023 and were more than $220 million in just the first six months of 2024. Task scams were estimated to account …

The most commonly reported scam category was imposter scams, which saw significant increases in reports of both business and government impersonators. Online shopping issues …

2022年2月22日 · The FTC received fraud reports from more than 2.8 million consumers last year, with the most commonly reported category once again being imposter scams, followed by …

But reports of romance scams that start with unexpected private messages on social media platforms are even more common. In fact, 40% of people who said they lost money to a …

Online Listing and Advertising Scams. Scammers try to fool you into paying for nonexistent advertising or a listing in a phony business directory. They may ask you to give your contact …

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 …

And today I’m going to tell you how to report scams at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. But first, let me tell you why it’s so important to report frauds and scams. Every time you file a report with the …