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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A new report from the Federal Trade Commission shows almost 30% of people who lost money to scams last year said it all started on social media. Social media was the number-one ...

Federal and state regulators are taking action against an Illinois-based home service operation accused of creating fake online profiles to trick over 100,000 consumers nationwide, including in ...

New data from the Federal Trade Commission show social media was the costliest fraud contact method in 2025, with nearly 30% of people who reported losing money to a scam saying it started on social ...

Government imposter scams were the most-reported scam in 2025 for the ninth year in a row, according to the Federal Trade Commission. You can view News 8 headlines in the video player above. Reports ...

Imposter scams were the top consumer complaint for the ninth year in a row, according to a recent report from the Federal Trade Commission. During 2025, the agency received more than 1 million reports ...

Many too-good-to-be true deals on social media are nothing but scams. Consumers reported losing $794 million to scams that started on Facebook in 2025 — far more than what was lost to scams that began ...