Scam Reports Are Up 62% This Year — and AI Is the Reason Why
BBB Scam Tracker logged 81,000+ reports in 2026, up 62% year over year. AI is fueling job scams, weight-loss fraud and fake merchandise sites.
Job Scams
3 articles on job scams — scam alerts, fraud patterns, and protection guides.
Paid to Click, Tricked to Pay: Task Scams Double as Gamified Job Fraud Becomes 2026's Fastest-Growing Employment Scheme
Task scams doubled in 2025: BBB logs 23,234 job scam reports, median loss $2,300. How gamified 'product boosting' fraud works and the red flags to wat
Imposter Scams Stole $3.5 Billion in 2025 — FTC Says It's the #1 Scam for the Ninth Straight Year
Imposter scams cost Americans $3.5 billion in 2025, the FTC's top fraud for the 9th year. Fake toll texts surged 40%. Learn how to spot the new varian