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Scams & Fraud · September 2026

Impersonation scams surge 148% as AI makes fraud effortless

Impersonation scams jumped 148% in a year, with the Identity Theft Resource Center naming them the most popular fraud flavor of 2025, thanks to AI making scamming easier than ever. Somebody should give AI a trophy it can hold while we all suffer.

Source: Infosecurity Magazine

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