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Imposter scams led fraud reports to the FTC for fifth straight year in 2025, causing $3.5 billion in losses
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- For the fifth year in a row, imposter scams ranked as the most reported type of fraud in 2025, according to the Federal Trade Commission's latest data.
- While 80% of the roughly 1 million who filed an imposter scam report didn't lose money, the other 20% lost a collective $3.5 billion, the FTC's data shows.
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For the fifth year in a row, imposter scams ranked as the most reported type of fraud in 2025, according to the Federal Trade Commission's latest data.
While 80% of the roughly 1 million who filed an imposter scam report didn't lose money, the other 20% lost a collective $3.5 billion, the FTC's data shows.
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