Congress Report Says U.S. Scam Response Is Fragmented as Losses Hit $18 Billion
The report says victims reported nearly $18 billion in cyberfraud losses last year as agencies lack a unified strategy and return money inconsistently.
- On Tuesday, Senator Maggie Hassan and Representative Don Beyer released a report criticizing the U.S. government's fragmented response to cyberfraud, noting officials lack unified accounting despite nearly $18 billion in annual losses.
- Transnational criminal organizations increasingly exploit U.S. technology and AI to conduct global scams, a challenge requiring the Administration and Congress to strengthen coordination efforts.
- The Federal Trade Commission returned $1.83 billion to victims in 2025, while the FBI returned $336 million and the Secret Service returned more than $770 million in fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
- Unlike the 27-nation EU, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Singapore, the United States has stopped short of holding technology, telecommunications, or financial services companies liable for failing to protect consumers from scams.
- Kate Griffin, a director at the Aspen Institute, said the U.S. still lacks "durable, sustainable scam prevention," while the report urges Congress to pass pending legislation mandating a unified federal strategy.
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Global cyberscams bilk Americans out of billions. A fragmented US response means few get money back – WTOP News
The U.S. government isn’t doing enough to fight the surge in cyberscams, and partnerships with the private sector remain fragmented and voluntary, an investigation into the global scam industry led by the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress has found. The government doesn’t even have a unified accounting of how much money has been...
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Global cyberscams bilk Americans out of billions. A fragmented US response means few get money back
A U.S. congressional investigation has found that the U.S. government’s response to surging cyberscams remains fragmented and leaves victims struggling to recover losses.
Scam Victims Struggle To Recover Money Amid Fragmented U.S. Response | FRONTLINE | PBS
The U.S. government is not doing enough to fight the surge in cyber scams, an investigation into the global scam industry led by the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress has found.
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