FTC: Americans reported losing $2.1B to social media scams in 2025, with $794M originating on Facebook; WhatsApp and Instagram were a “distant” second and third
Love, investments, and shopping scams were the most common — Social media scams caused Americans to lose $2.1 billion in 2025 …
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New FTC data show people have lost billions to social media scams. Social media was the costliest fraud contact method in 2025 and reported losses increased eightfold since 2020: https://www.ftc.gov/...
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“All age groups lost more money to scams originating on Facebook than to any other social media platform.” — Reason number five million to #DeleteFacebook — https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ ...