Lost to scams worldwide in 2026
Live estimateAn estimated 369 billion US dollars lost to scams worldwide so far in 2026.
4 reports in Impersonation
NuveiImpersonation
From the news
According to the FTC, payment processor Nuvei maintained accounts for deceptive merchants, including processing over $30 million in consumer payments for the Reimage tech support scam from 2017 to 2023. Nuvei will pay $4.85 million to settle. From the news: this case was opene…
Fake FTC phone deactivation callsImpersonation
From the news
According to the FTC, scammers posing as FTC officials call people claiming their phone number is being used for scams abroad, read fake badge IDs, and threaten to deactivate the number unless the person cooperates. From the news: this case was opened from a report by the FTC…
GovAssist LLCImpersonation
From the news
According to the FTC, GovAssist LLC, Entry LLC and Scott Zuckerman allegedly used deceptive paid search ads to pose as or claim affiliation with the federal government to lure travelers seeking passport services. The FTC alleges they made false service promises to obtain consu…
Ahmedabad call center networkImpersonation
Case file from public records
Call centers in Ahmedabad, India, phoned people across the US posing as officials from the IRS and US Citizenship and Immigration Services, threatening arrest, imprisonment, fines or deportation unless they paid supposed debts. US-based co-conspirators laundered the money thro…