{
  "id": 16133022,
  "title": "FTC Data Shows Investment Scams Fuel Fivefold Surge in Seniors’ Fraud Losses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/ftc-data-shows-investment-scams-fuel-fivefold-surge-in-seniors-fraud",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-23T00:53:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/cybersecurity/fraud-prevention/2026/ftc-data-shows-investment-scams-fuel-fivefold-surge-in-seniors-fraud-losses/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Fraud losses reported by older adults increased fivefold between 2020 and 2025, leaping from $600 million to $3 billion, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Monday (Oct. 19). The FTC shared this data in a press release outlining findings from its report to Congress, “Protecting Older Consumers 2025-2026: A Report of the Federal Trade Commission.” […] The post FTC Data Shows Investment Scams…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}