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UK APP fraud losses rose 19% in 2025: fewer scams are doing far more damage
Cases grew 7%, losses grew 19%. Criminals are targeting bigger payments, and banks are footing more of the bill.
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Reimbursement now covers 65% of UK APP scam losses — but the scammers are moving abroad
The regulator’s review finds victims are getting more money back. It also finds international scams nearly tripled.
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Global scam losses hit $62bn as AI supercharges fraud
A new industry report puts 2025 losses at $62 billion, growing around 19% a year. Wider estimates are many times higher.
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Why the FTC thinks real US fraud losses are near $196bn — not $12.5bn
Consumers reported $12.5 billion in losses. But most victims never report, so the true number is far larger.
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Australia’s scam losses climbed 7.8% in 2025 as new rules take shape
The National Anti-Scam Centre recorded rising losses, while banks, telcos and platforms prepare for mandatory obligations.
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Verification of Payee: what EU banks must do by 2027
Euro-area banks now check payee names before every transfer. Here’s what the next phase means and how liability shifts.
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The $25m video call: how deepfakes rewrote the rules of CEO fraud
An employee joined a call with colleagues who looked and sounded real. None of them were. The case is now a template for criminals.
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Pig butchering: the industrial scam factories behind your “wrong number” text
A friendly message from a stranger can be the first step in a months-long investment scam — often run by trafficked workers.
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The UK’s “failure to prevent fraud” offence is live. Here’s what changed for companies
Since 1 September 2025, large organisations can be prosecuted if staff commit fraud that benefits the company.
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Why everyone is getting the same “unpaid toll” text
The FBI has warned about mass smishing campaigns impersonating toll operators. Here’s how they work.
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Synthetic identities: the customers who don’t exist but still borrow money
Criminals blend real and fake data into new identities, build credit for months, then vanish. It’s one of the hardest frauds to detect.
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“Move your money to a safe account”: why this old scam still works
Impersonation scams exploit trust in the very institutions meant to protect us. The script hasn’t changed — the delivery has.