Scams
We've curated 240 cybersecurity statistics about Scams to help you understand how phishing, online fraud, and social engineering tactics are evolving in 2025. Discover how these deceptive practices are impacting individuals and businesses alike.
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Among AI scam victims and targets, 45% are Gen Z (vs. 31% for extortion victims and targets overall).
52% of victims of other types of mobile scams (i.e., not extortion) are Gen Z or Millennial.
60% of extortion scam targets are male.
45% of extortion victims are parents.
78% of extortion victims experience scam attempts daily.
More than half of extortion victims believe they could recoup any financial losses.
SMS scams increased by 70.3% from 2024 to 2025.
E-mail scams increased by 44.2% from 2024 to 2025.
13% of the analyzed AI-enhanced scams used AI to generate scam bait.
Globally, only around 7% of scams are reported to authorities.
Just 2.6% of scams are reported to authorities in the United States.
70% of consumers are open to using standalone security apps for security.
47% of consumers worry about gambling online.
44% of people say they would report a scam to local police.
5.5% of the analyzed AI-enhanced scams used AI for victim location.
76% of the analyzed AI-enhanced scams used AI to improve the credibility of bait, including AI-generated text, photos, audio/voice cloning, and video/deepfake video.
In Vietnam, 90% of respondents were scammed in 2024.
In 89% of the analyzed sample of AI-enhanced scams, AI was used for content generation.
In the Netherlands, scam reporting to authorities estimates range from 5% to 19%.
64% of adults aged 25-34 years old experienced cyber crime.