The Top 6 Scams of 2025: AI Scams, Romance Scams, and More
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Summary
Criminals are using increasingly sophisticated methods to steal money, with scams increasing year over year, according to recent reports.
One such report highlighted that scams resulted in $16.6bn in losses in 2024, with cryptocurrency and investment scams being the riskiest type of fraud.
The cryptocurrency scams work by combining promises of easy money with a sense of urgency, using fake investment opportunities that look professional and display convincing (but false) portfolio growth.
Romance scams are also prevalent, with criminals using AI to create deepfake videos and audio to impersonate trusted individuals.
Other scams to watch out for include phishing scams, government impersonation scams, and online purchase scams.
To avoid falling foul of such criminal activities, enabling multi-factor authentication, verifying sender addresses, and researching companies before purchasing from them are among the best practices.
