This month marked National Scam Survivor Day, a time to raise awareness of the prevalence and sophistication of scams across our country. Recent FBI reports show that Americans lost a record $21 billion to scams in 2025, and experts believe true losses are significantly higher due to underreporting. 

Scammers use artificial intelligence, romance scams, cryptocurrency cons, and government impersonation schemes to target the most vulnerable among us: seniors, veterans and, at an increasing rate, children. 

My own parents, now in their 80s, have repeatedly been on the receiving end of a variety of scam schemes. It is a terrifying prospect: Thousands of hard-earned dollars disappearing in an instant to a faceless, digital fraudster. 

A problem this big warrants a comprehensive federal response. 

That is why I recently convened a summit on Capitol Hill to raise awareness about the scams crisis and push Congress to fight........

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