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Online scams cost Americans almost $150B last year – 7x more than reported
9to5mac.com/2026/07/29/online-scams-cost-americans-almost-150b-last-year-7x-more-than-reported/
9to5MacOnline scams cost Americans almost $150B last year – 7x more than reportedThe Consumer Federation of America (CFA) estimates that online scams cost Americans almost $150 billion last year – seven times...
Replying to @sanitation@lemmy.today
It’s 2026. Have people still not learned that everything on the internet is a scam?
People who are still using meta products might lean towards the demographic that isn’t as educated on it. And the top 3 scam platforms according to the article are meta ones. Which either leans older or younger these days with them appearing to have the same level of tech literacy.