Scam Trends: Which Scam Types Dominate the News
Across the 992 scam- and fraud-related news reports StopScam has tracked between 2025-11-28 and 2026-06-13, Crypto scams are the most-reported category, accounting for 19.1% of coverage, followed by Investment (12.5%) and Phishing (11.8%).
First-party data from StopScam's scam-news tracking · 2025-11-28 – 2026-06-13 · 992 reports · updated 2026-06-13
Most-reported scam types by share of news coverage
| # | Scam type | Reports tracked | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crypto | 189 | 19.1% |
| 2 | Investment | 124 | 12.5% |
| 3 | Phishing | 117 | 11.8% |
| 4 | Banking | 108 | 10.9% |
| 5 | Identity Theft | 102 | 10.3% |
| 6 | AI Scam | 94 | 9.5% |
| 7 | Other | 58 | 5.8% |
| 8 | Government Benefit | 50 | 5% |
| 9 | Tech Support | 37 | 3.7% |
| 10 | Phone | 37 | 3.7% |
| 11 | Romance | 31 | 3.1% |
| 12 | Shopping | 23 | 2.3% |
| 13 | Employment | 22 | 2.2% |
How to read this data
This report measures how often each scam type appears in the fraud news StopScam tracks, not how often those scams occur in the world and not detections from our app. It is a media-coverage signal: scam types with heavy recent news activity tend to be the ones criminals are actively running at scale, so the ranking is a useful early-warning view of where fraud attention is concentrated.
Counts cover 992 scam- and fraud-related reports published between 2025-11-28 and 2026-06-13 and are refreshed as new reports are tracked. Each scam type links to a full guide explaining how that scam works and how to protect yourself.
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Frequently asked questions
1 Where does this data come from?
From StopScam's own tracking of public scam- and fraud-related news reports. We categorize each report by scam type and count the share of coverage. It is first-party editorial data, not third-party statistics or app telemetry.
2 Does a higher rank mean that scam is more common?
Not exactly. It means that scam type is getting more news coverage in the period measured, which usually tracks with active, large-scale, or fast-growing fraud campaigns. Use it as a directional signal, then read the linked guide for each type.
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