The reality of summer travel fraud by state

SmartCustomer reports that summer travel fraud peaked in Q3 2025, with over 14,000 reports and $40 million in losses, ...
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Reported fraud losses hit a record $15.9 billion last year, the FTC says

Americans reported losing $15.9 billion to fraud in 2025, a record that jumped by more than $3 billion from the prior year ...
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FTC Reports A Rise In Fake Toll-By-Plate Text Scams, Targeting Drivers In Multiple States

Scam texts are hitting drivers with a surprising sense of urgency, and they look official enough to cause real confusion in just seconds. The Federal Trade Commission has flagged a sharp rise in fake ...
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Never reply to a spam text, even to say stop — here’s what to do instead

Every phone owner who has typed “STOP” in reply to a suspicious text has, in effect, handed scammers exactly what they wanted: proof that a real person reads messages at that number. The Federal Trade ...
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Consumers lost $2.1B to social media scams in 2025, FTC reports

Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, according to a new report from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The agency reports that losses from social media scams have increased ...