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.

Only 17% of scam victims report scams to authorities.

Scams, including authorized push payment (APP) fraud, represent 11% of cases. This is down from 16% of cases in 2023.

Synthetic fraud saw a decline, dropping from 1% to 0.75% during 2H 2024.

There was a nearly fourfold increase in fraud targeting deposit accounts—from 2% to almost 8% in the second half of 2024.

There was a 1,033% surge in utility account fraud over the past year.

There was a 46% rise in personal document theft leading to identity theft in 2024

Scammers are taking advantage of the wave of store closures, including Joann and Forever 21, to create fake 'going out of business' sales.

Steam leads the list of the most impersonated brands in phishing scams.

There was an almost 500% increase in student loan scams over the past year.

The top 10 most imitated brands in Q1 2025 are: Steam, Microsoft, Facebook/Meta, Roblox, SunPass, E-ZPass, USPS, EZDrive Massachusetts, Netflix, and WeTransfer.

Three toll collection services, SunPass, E-ZPass, and EZDrive Massachusetts, appeared in the top 10 most targeted brands by cybercriminals.

Guardio detected a 604% increase in toll-related scam texts since the beginning of the year.