Americans may be losing far more to scammers than official data shows, according to a new study. The annual cost of online scams is estimated at $119 billion, according to a report from the Consumer ...

Alabama ranks tenth nationally for sweepstakes and lottery scams, according to a Vegas Insider study of Federal Trade Commission data. Between 2020 and 2025, Alabamians lost approximately $18.9 ...

Federal prosecutors have repeatedly called the fraud case that plundered Minnesota's child nutrition program the "largest pandemic fraud in the United States." But it's far from the only ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ experiences with and views of online scams and attacks. For this analysis, we surveyed 9,397 adults from April 14 to 20, 2025.

The National Consumers League has released its annual fraud report detailing the many scams that most consumers have fallen for. As you'd expect, AI is playing a large role in how the threat landscape ...