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According to the FTC, fraud losses hit $15.9 billion in 2025. Imposter scams led in sheer number of reports, but investment scams caused the steepest financial damage.

Fake CAPTCHA scams trick users into opening command windows and pasting malicious scripts, installing StealC malware that steals passwords silently.

These scams are a multimillion dollar problem.

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