The FTC's 2024–2025 report on protecting older consumers shows total fraud losses among adults 60 and older have quadrupled ...
One disturbing scam involves crooks who impersonate officials to convince consumers that they must withdraw money from ...
Fraud losses reported by people 60 and older climbed to nearly $2.4 billion in 2024, quadrupling since 2020 Investment scams—often tied to social m ...
Older Americans may have lost up to $81.5 billion to financial fraud and scams from 2024 to 2025, as the FTC works to do "everything possible" to "shut down illegal scams." ...
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FTC reports $65 million lost to rental scams since 2020

The Federal Trade Commission released an analysis on December 22, 2025, showing that consumers reported nearly 65,000 rental ...
A new report found that romance scams targeting older Americans have increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, with adults aged 60 and higher losing about $139 million in 2020 -- the ...
SCAMMERS OFTEN TARGET OLDER CONSUMERS. AND ACCORDING TO THE LATEST SCAM REPORT FROM THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, SCAMMERS ARE GETTING TO THEIR TARGETS MORE OFTEN. EIGHT ON YOUR SIDE CONSUMER ...
Tennesseans lost more than $42.5 million to investment scams during the first half of 2025, according to the FTC.
Scam artists are using the Supreme Court’s recent Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ruling as leverage to collection personal information from consumers, according to a Federal Trade ...
From fake car warranties to phony charity appeals, the FTC reveals the most common tactics scammers are using.