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$119,000,000,000
$119,000,000,000 -- annual consumer losses to online scams for US consumers (2026)
Americans are losing about $119 billion each year to online scams according to Consumer Federation of America.
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$119,000,000,000
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2026
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B
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75
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60
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20
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30
Methodology
35
Freshness
95
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Consumer Federation of America
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https://www.bankingdive.com/news/bank-fraud-scams-service-credit-union-ncua-fdic/815029/ ↗
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How one credit union empowers employees in the fight against scams
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Consumer Federation of America
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Consumer Federation of America estimate cited in new report
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US consumers: $119,000,000,000 annual consumer losses to online scams. Source: Consumer Federation of America (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/americans-online-scam-losses-119b
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/americans-online-scam-losses-119b" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>$119,000,000,000</strong> -- annual consumer losses to online scams for US consumers<br><small>Source: Consumer Federation of America (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/americans-online-scam-losses-119b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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