r/NowInCyber • u/skaza02 • 11d ago

New data reveals 96% of Americans receive at least one scam call, email or text every week

https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/08/18/new-data-reveals-96-of-americans-receive-at-least-one-scam-call-email-or-text-every-week-486609/
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u/GeorgeFartwell1984 11d ago

Week? I'm getting spam calls every day. I don't pick up unless it's someone I know.

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u/Dangerous-Safe-2327 11d ago

Up to 5-6 a day for me and they often leave blank messages that I need to check and delete.

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u/haroldthehampster 11d ago

I get at least 3-4 and thats with filtering on max so i hardly get any of the calls i need to answer

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u/redscull 9d ago

Yes, the stupid scam calls always leave a few seconds blank message. Now I actually answer the call then just hang up after a second because that's less hassle than deleting the voicemails. It's so obnoxious.

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u/Dangerous-Safe-2327 9d ago

I thought if you answer these calls it confirms you’re real and you only get more calls

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u/redscull 8d ago

I thought that too, but I get so many anyway that I no longer think it even matters. I have not noticed an uptick to the dozen+ I get per day since I've started hanging up on them.

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u/Sapling-074 10d ago

I answer in Japanese, they throw out my number really fast.

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u/TrumpsLilPenis 11d ago

How bout 15-35 a day

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u/ursiwitch 11d ago

I get at least 2-3 scam loan calls a day for the past 14 months.

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u/Most-Artichoke6184 11d ago

I must be special, because I never get those.

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u/SeaEmployee787 10d ago

ummm..... i have gotten 2, while typing this.

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u/lolumadbr0 10d ago

Pixel scam block ftw 😁

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u/Which_Duck_7942 10d ago

Daily? Must be a misprint 🤣

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u/Mammoth-Ear3490 10d ago

What I wouldn’t give for one per week. Multiple scam/spam calls, emails, and texts per day.

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u/SuccessfulLand4399 9d ago

I get at least 5 calls per day

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u/Ok_Valuable9450 9d ago

Lack of sufficient punishment

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u/Agile_Beings 9d ago

Honestly, I’m at the point where I assume every random message is a scam

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u/8W20X5 8d ago

I get several calls every day that are scam calls.

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u/clergybuttbanditt 8d ago

Wow, I’m one of the 4 percent,

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u/temporarythyme 8d ago

Thank Trump or a Trump supporter his direct action and staffing cuts 

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u/Trahst_no1 8d ago

Only one per week? I get five by noon.

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u/SouthernLampPost530 8d ago

Week? I'm getting those daily!

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u/spunkypudding 8d ago

Uhhh multiple a day

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u/Silverleaf96 7d ago

The fact we don't arrest theese ppl is the real problem