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Fraud Awareness · 2026 Report
How Scammers Use
Irreversible Payments
To Steal Your Money
In 2025, Americans lost $10.2 billion to
fraud. Scammers deliberately pick payment methods you can
never reverse.
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Why It Works Against You
Unlike credit cards, scammers prefer payment methods that are untraceable and irreversible.
The FTC confirmed bank transfers and cryptocurrency caused more losses in 2024 than
every other method combined.
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4 Methods Scammers Prefer
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Lost in just 9 months to gift card scams. Target gift cards alone accounted for
$35M in scam payments.
Scammers tell victims to buy cards and immediately read out the codes.
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Stolen via Bitcoin ATMs in 2025 — a record year. Crypto investment scams make up
71% of all crypto-related
FBI fraud complaints. Once sent, transactions cannot be recalled or disputed.
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Lost to investment scams in 2024 — the costliest fraud category of the year. Wire
transfers power most large-sum scams targeting businesses and retirees. Banks rarely
recover funds once a transfer clears.
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Lost to cash-based government impersonation scams in 2023 — nearly double the prior
year. Median victim loss hit $14,740 per case. Scammers pose
as IRS or Social Security officers.
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The Golden Rule
“No legitimate company, government body, or tech support service will ever ask
you to pay via gift cards, crypto, wire transfer, or cash. If they do — it’s a scam.”
— TW Security Team
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