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AMERICANS LOST $2.1B TO SOCIAL MEDIA SCAMS IN 2025
The FTC reported that U.S. consumers lost over $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, marking an eightfold increase since 2020. Social media has become the leading contact method for scammers targeting Americans.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned of a massive increase in losses from social media scams since 2020, excee…
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The agency reports that losses from social media scams have increased eightfold, and that social media scams resulted in…
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Americans lost at least $2.1 billion in 2025 to scams that originated on social media, according to the Federal Trade Co…