Dossier
imposter scams
Coverage of imposter scams in the Nexus archive.
- Americans lost a record $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, FTC data show
Americans lost a record $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, according to FTC data. Imposter scams were the most reported fraud category for a fifth consecutive year, with losses nearly tripling since 2020.
- Imposter scams led fraud reports to the FTC for fifth straight year in 2025, causing $3.5 billion in losses
Imposter scams caused $3.5 billion in losses in 2025, contributing to $15.9 billion in total fraud losses reported to the Federal Trade Commission. This marks the fifth consecutive year imposter scams led fraud reports to the FTC.