AI Investment Scams Top $632 Million in Reported Losses as SEC Targets WhatsApp Schemes
Investment fraud complaints with a reported link to artificial intelligence accounted for more than US$632 million in losses in 2025, according to FBI figures. The losses made up about 71% of the US$893.3 million reported across 22,364 AI-related cybercrime complaints that year. Separate civil cases brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in September