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Online scams cost Americans almost $150B last year – 7x more than reported (9to5mac.com)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 36 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Way to go Meta

The top three platforms used by scammers all belong to Meta: Facebook at 57%, Instagram at 22%, and WhatsApp at 8%

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    And MAGA for neutering the FTC which was fighting against crypto scams.

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    • [–] 18 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    What percentage of that figure is the president’s doing? He definitely cleaned out a few idiots.

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    • [–] 12 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    It's 2026. Have people still not learned that everything on the internet is a scam?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    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.

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    • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    Imagine if they put their money into taking care of themselves with healthcare instead.

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    [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    and if we exclude obvious scams?

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