In 2025, the sectors most affected by fraud included online media & dating (6.3%), financial services (2.7%), and crypto (2.2%).

In October 2025, 60% of 1,254 U.S. adults seeking employment reported encountering at least one fake job post or recruiter during their job search, according to a survey conducted by PasswordManager.com.

In 2025, 40% of job seekers who encountered scams fell for them, with 30% responding to recruiters and 26% applying to fake job postings, according to a survey of 1,254 U.S. adults conducted by PasswordManager.com.

In 2025, 56% of job seekers reported being less trusting of job opportunities due to hiring scams, according to a survey of 1,254 U.S. adults conducted by PasswordManager.com.

Among job seekers who engaged with scams in 2025, nearly 50% suffered consequences, including personal information theft or financial loss, based on a survey of 1,254 U.S. adults conducted by PasswordManager.com.

In 2025, 38% of job seekers reported that scams have slowed down their job search, according to a survey of 1,254 U.S. adults conducted by PasswordManager.com.

In 2025, 75% of victims of hiring scams reported losing money, with 5% losing more than $10,000 and 25% losing more than $2,000, according to a survey of 1,254 U.S. adults conducted by PasswordManager.com.

In 2025, 52% of job seekers found the job search process more stressful due to hiring scams, according to a survey of 1,254 U.S. adults conducted by PasswordManager.com.

49% of consumers worry about cryptocurrency exchange and trading.

A total of $40.9 billion was received by illicit crypto addresses in 2024.

Since 2020, annual estimates of illicit crypto activity have increased by an average of 25%.

The true total for illicit crypto activity for 2024 could approach $51 billion.