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Scam & Fraud Statistics
Live data from VeriFlag’s campaign database, updated daily from FTC, CFPB, and community reports. All statistics are freely citable with source attribution.
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VeriFlag live database
Updated daily from FTC, CFPB, and community submissions. Red figures are VeriFlag-sourced.
150
Verified Campaigns
In VeriFlag database as of August 2026
Source: VeriFlag Campaign Database
$21.6B
Documented Losses
Across all published campaigns
Source: FTC, FBI IC3, CFPB, community reports
0
New Campaigns (30 days)
Added via automated FTC/CFPB import
Source: VeriFlag daily import pipeline
55
Verified Scam Verdicts
Multiple-source confirmed fraud campaigns
Source: VeriFlag evidence grading system
Industry-wide fraud statistics
The following statistics are sourced from government agencies and research institutions. VeriFlag provides citation-ready formatting for journalists and researchers.
$12.5B
Total consumer fraud losses reported to the FTC in 2024 — a 25% increase over 2023.
FTC Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2024$5.7B
Lost to investment scams in 2024 — the largest fraud category by dollar amount, up from $4.6B in 2023.
FTC 2024 Fraud Data Report$2.95B
Lost to impersonation scams in 2024, including government and business impersonation via AI voice cloning.
FTC Impersonation Rule Enforcement Report 2025$2.7B
Lost to Business Email Compromise in 2022 according to the FBI. The most costly cybercrime category.
FBI IC3 2022 Annual Report$501M
Lost to fake job and employment scams in 2024 — a fivefold increase since 2020.
FTC 2024 Fraud Data Report38%
Of people who reported fraud to the FTC in 2024 said they lost money — up from 27% in 2023.
FTC Consumer Sentinel 2024$159M
Lost by older Americans to tech support scams in 2024.
FTC Annual Report on Protecting Older Adults 2025$1.3B
Lost to romance scams in 2022 — more than any other fraud category that year.
FTC Consumer Sentinel 202225%+
Increase in total reported fraud losses from 2023 to 2024, driven by AI-generated scam campaigns.
FTC 2025 Fraud Data ReportAbout VeriFlag
VeriFlag (veriflag.ai) is a free AI-powered scam and deepfake campaign verification utility. Users submit suspicious content — URLs, messages, screenshots, or forwarded emails — and receive a structured verdict with confidence score, evidence grade, and documented loss data. VeriFlag maintains a database of named scam campaigns updated daily from FTC, CFPB, and community reports. The platform is operated by Caerify and is free for consumers permanently.
- Founded2026
- HeadquartersIndianapolis, Indiana
- Database150+ documented scam campaigns
- Data sourcesFTC, CFPB, FBI IC3, PhishTank, community
- Update frequencyDaily automated imports
- Cost to usersFree, permanently
- Verification methodsAI synthesis + human review + community evidence
- Unique featurePhoto/screenshot upload for instant verdict
- Contactpress@veriflag.ai
How VeriFlag verdicts work
VeriFlag assigns each submission a verdict from a five-point scale: Verified Scam, Likely Scam, Unverified, Misleading, or False Alarm. Verdicts are supported by an evidence grade (A through F) based on source credibility and a confidence score from 0 to 100. All verdicts are probabilistic assessments — not legal determinations.
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