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| Scam | Category | Risk | Last updated | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fake Bank Fraud Department Calls Draining Accounts A caller claims to be from your bank's fraud team and asks you to move money to a safe account. It is a scam. | Phone Scams | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| The USPS Package Delivery Text Scam A text says your package cannot be delivered without a small fee. The link steals your card details. | Text Message Scams | Critical Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| Toll Road Text Scams: SunPass, EZ Pass, FasTrak You get a text claiming you owe a toll. The link goes to a fake site that harvests payment info. | Text Message Scams | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| Fake Microsoft Tech Support Emails An email warns your Microsoft account is locked. The support number leads to a scammer who takes over your computer. | Email Scams | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| PayPal Invoice Phishing Emails A PayPal-looking invoice arrives for something you never bought. The dispute number is the trap. | Email Scams | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| Military Romance Scams on Facebook and Dating Apps Scammers pose as deployed service members, build a relationship, and then ask for money for travel or emergencies. | Romance Scams | Critical Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| The Inheritance Romance Scam Your online partner tells you about a locked inheritance. All they need is your help unlocking it. | Romance Scams | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| Pig Butchering: The Slow Crypto Scam Draining Retirements A friendly stranger builds trust for weeks, then guides you into a fake crypto platform. | Investment Scams | Critical Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| Fake Financial Advisors on Social Media Slick videos promise guaranteed returns. The advisor is not registered and the fund does not exist. | Investment Scams | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| Fake Prescription Drug Discount Cards A caller offers a discount card that requires your Medicare number and a small activation fee. | Healthcare Scams | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| IRS Tax Debt Threat Calls A caller says you owe back taxes and will be arrested if you do not pay in gift cards today. The IRS never does this. | Government Scams | Critical Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| Social Security Number Suspension Scam A recorded call warns your SSN is suspended due to suspicious activity. Press 1 and the scam begins. | Government Scams | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| Facebook Marketplace Zelle Scams A buyer sends a fake Zelle overpayment confirmation and asks you to refund the difference. | Shopping Scams | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| Fake Online Stores That Never Ship Slick ads on social media lead to storefronts that take your money and vanish. | Shopping Scams | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| AI Voice Cloning Family Emergency Calls Scammers clone a loved one's voice from social media and call you claiming they are in trouble. | AI Scams | Critical Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| Deepfake Video Call Scams A video call with your boss, a bank rep, or a family member turns out to be an AI-generated fake. | AI Scams | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| Fake Account Recovery Scams A helpful stranger offers to recover your locked Facebook or email account and steals it instead. | Identity Theft | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| Data Breach Followup Scams After a real breach, scammers call pretending to help you secure your accounts. | Identity Theft | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| Zelle Instant Transfer Scams Once Zelle money leaves your account, it is nearly impossible to recover. Scammers know this. | Financial Scams | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| The Gift Card Payment Scam No real business, agency, or family member ever asks to be paid in gift cards. | Financial Scams | Critical Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| Fake Remote Job Check Scams A new employer sends a large check for equipment and asks you to send back the difference. | Employment Scams | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| Fake LinkedIn Recruiter Scams A recruiter offers a great job and asks for personal information or a small fee to get started. | Employment Scams | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| Vacation Rental Scams on Airbnb and VRBO A too-good-to-be-true rental asks you to pay off-platform. The listing does not exist. | Travel Scams | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| Cruise Refund Scam Calls A caller offers to refund a cruise you never booked and needs your card to process it. | Travel Scams | High Risk | November 1, 2025 | Active |
| The Florida AI Pet Photo Scam That's Fooling Pet Owners Scammers scrape photos of lost pets from Facebook, then text owners posing as a shelter or good samaritan demanding a fee. Here is how SAM spots it. | Phone Scams | High Risk | June 1, 2025 | Breaking |
| The Grandparent Bail Money Scam: How to Recognize the Panic Call A frightened voice says a grandchild is in jail and needs bail wired now. It is one of the oldest tricks still working today. Here is how SAM stops it. | Phone Scams | Critical Risk | May 15, 2025 | Active |
| Medicare Identity Theft: How Scammers Steal Your Number and Your Money Fraudsters pose as Medicare to harvest your ID number, then bill for services you never got. Here is what to watch for and how SAM helps. | Healthcare Scams | High Risk | April 20, 2025 | Active |
| The Grandparent Scam That Shocked America — How SAM Could Have Stopped It An organized fraud ring used fake distress calls, impersonated police, and deployed an 81-year-old courier to steal tens of thousands from seniors. | Phone Scams | Critical Risk | March 10, 2025 | Active |
| Your Medicare Card Is Changing — The Phone Scam Targeting Nearly 5 Million Floridians Scammers are calling seniors claiming Medicare is issuing new cards and asking for personal information. Medicare confirms: these calls are 100 percent a scam. | Healthcare Scams | High Risk | February 14, 2025 | Active |
| Grandma, I'm in Jail — San Diego Seniors Share How Scammers Tried to Steal Their Money At a San Ysidro senior center, grandparents revealed how scammers called pretending to be grandchildren in jail, at the airport, or kidnapped in Mexico. | Phone Scams | High Risk | January 20, 2025 | Active |
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