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$2.1 billion lost to social media scams

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NBC Los Angeles · 9h
Americans lost $2.1B to social media scams in 2025, data shows
Social media has become fraudsters' favorite medium, allowing scammers to steal a staggering $2.1 billion in 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Tuesday.

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 · 17h
Social media scams caused over two billion dollars in losses to consumers last year
 · 13h · on MSN
Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams last year, 8 times more than in 2020. Facebook alone cost users more than texts and emails combined
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FTC releases new scam data
New data from the FTC shows social media is the most successful spot for scammers.

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ConsumerAffairs · 19h
Social media scams are costing Americans billions as fraud shifts online
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A third of all scam victims were hit by social media fraud — and losses are in the billions of dollars: FTC
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