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sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Online scams cost Americans almost $150B last year – 7x more than reported

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Online scams cost Americans almost $150B last year – 7x more than reported

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sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) estimates that online scams cost Americans almost $150 billion last year – seven times...
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    What percentage of that figure is the president’s doing? He definitely cleaned out a few idiots.

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    Imagine if they put their money into taking care of themselves with healthcare instead.

  • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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    It’s 2026. Have people still not learned that everything on the internet is a scam?

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      People who are still using meta products might lean towards the demographic that isn’t as educated on it. And the top 3 scam platforms according to the article are meta ones. Which either leans older or younger these days with them appearing to have the same level of tech literacy.

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      They still haven’t learned memes aren’t news.

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    Way to go Meta

    The top three platforms used by scammers all belong to Meta: Facebook at 57%, Instagram at 22%, and WhatsApp at 8%

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      And MAGA for neutering the FTC which was fighting against crypto scams.

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        The current administration has pretty much normalized that one.

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      Meta makes billions with it, so why would they block them?

      • 🌸𝓯𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻🌸@sh.itjust.works
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        Even worse, if a block request comes they go the scammer and ask for more money to leave it up.

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