Scams
We've curated 215 cybersecurity statistics about Scams to help you understand how phishing, online fraud, and social engineering tactics are evolving in 2025. Discover how these deceptive practices are impacting individuals and businesses alike.
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67% of all fraud is linked to just 7% of payments made to newly added payees
From 2023 to 2024, fraudsters' focus shifted back slightly towards Account Takeover (ATO) Fraud from Scams in terms of overall value of attempts.
The value of attempted fraud for international wires surged 40% in 2024.
In 2024, the total value of international wire transactions declined 6% year over year.
From a volume perspective, there was a slight shift towards Scams to 52% in 2024 vs. a 50/50 split in 2023.
Gen X encountered extortion scams at 35% and fell victim at 15%.
Only 14% of younger generation scam victims report scam to authorities.
The majority of users (66%) state it is hard to tell apart a scam from the real thing.
Nearly half of users (44%) encounter mobile scams daily.
Only 15% of people strongly agree they could detect a scam.
Over half of scam victims (52%) suffer financial loss or fraud.
28% of Gen Z have fallen victim to extortion scams.
Three in four (75%) of users have encountered social engineering attempts like phishing and impersonation scams.
Exposure to mobile scams is highest in the US (51%) and UK (49%), and notably lower in DACH (38%).
Nearly half (46%) of scam victims struggle with mental health effects like anxiety, depression and lost trust.
One in four users (25%) say they have stopped caring, accepting scams as an inevitable cost of being online.
58% of Gen Z have encountered extortion scams, including deepfakes and sextortion.
Two-thirds of people are worried about the future of AI and how realistic scams are going to become.
Three-quarters of scam victims (75%) report serious emotional consequences.
36% of users have fallen victim to a mobile scam.