Imposter scams cost Americans $3.5B as brand detection fails
a16z · x · 2026-08-26
According to FTC data cited by a16z, Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025. Despite brand protection software, Doppel data shows brands catch less than 10% of fakes, with the median brand catching zero.
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