FTC Data Spotlight: New insights about imposter scams
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that every year we report on the top scams people tell us about. And that we take a deeper dive into the data through our Data Spotlight reports . A new Data Spotlight about business and government imposters shines a light on the top imposter scams. Last year, people reported almost half a million business and government imposter scams directly to the FTC. These reports reveal three trends: Scammers are relying more on text or email messages to start their schemes, and less on phone calls. Scammers are increasingly convincing people to send...