State of the Scamiverse 2026
ReviewedNational
Study Details
- Pollster
- McAfee
- Sponsor
- McAfee
- Sponsor Category
- Industry
- Field Dates
- —
- Published
- Nov 1, 2025
- Geography
- National
- Mode
- online
- Population
- Adults
Questions (4)
Q1. 1 in 3 Americans (33%) feel less confident spotting scams than a year ago.
ConcernScams
Q2. 55% had a social media account compromised in the last year.
OtherScamsSocial Media
Q3. 26% say suspicious social messages now contain no link at all. 44% of people who reply to those linkless DMs trigger the scam's next step.
OtherScams
Q4. 76% of Americans have personally experienced/encountered an online scam. 1 in 3 (33%) lost money to a scam.
AwarenessScams