Scam-o-Meterhttps://coveron.com/blog/category/scam-o-meter/Scam-o-Meter: Halloween’s scariest trick — phishing emails disguised as treatshttps://coveron.com/blog/halloween-phishing-scam-statistics/You open an email promising a free candy box from a brand you recognize. Or maybe it’s a 50% discount on that trending Halloween decoration you’ve been eyeing. The email looks legitimate, the logo matches, and the offer expires tonight. So you click. Except it’s not from the brand — it’s from a cybercriminal who’s afte…Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMTScam-o-Meterf9d032f7-4fe8-40d1-b5ba-4a96940d3d93Scam-o-Meter: Criminals are cloning voices to run grandparent scams — and it costs them less than $200https://coveron.com/blog/grandparent-scam-voice-cloning-statistics/Your “grandson” calls from jail, panicking. His voice cracks as he begs you not to tell his parents. He needs bail money — now. You hear him clearly. It sounds exactly like him. So you wire the cash. Except it wasn’t him. It was a criminal using a cloned version of his voice. The classic grandparent scam just went high…Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTScam-o-Meterdff886ce-6228-4d77-9ea8-b9b803bdef70Scam-o-Meter: It costs $200 to build a fake identity using your stolen datahttps://coveron.com/blog/deepfake-and-synthetic-identity-prices/Criminals no longer need to steal your entire identity. They just need a piece of it. By combining your real Social Security number (SSN) with an AI-generated face, a cloned voice, and a fake address, they can build a brand new identity and use it to open bank accounts, apply for loans, and file tax returns.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTScam-o-Meterca9dd209-20ef-42fe-9075-99652a448ca0Scam-o-Meter: Medical identity theft can follow you into the emergency roomhttps://coveron.com/blog/dangers-of-medical-identity-theft/A stolen credit card can be canceled — a stolen medical record can’t. When criminals get hold of your health information, the consequences follow you into the doctor’s office.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTScam-o-Meter0cbc9e90-db7c-4b20-88b3-76e4a30d4497Scam-o-Meter: Seasonal scams are driving elder fraud to record highshttps://coveron.com/blog/elder-fraud-reaches-record-highs/Scammers follow the calendar just as closely as retailers do. Around tax season, open enrollment, and the holidays, older Americans face a surge in targeted fraud. In 2025, online scams cost Americans aged 60 and older $7.748 billion across 201,266 reported victims.[1] [2] That’s a 59% jump from $4.885 billion the year…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTScam-o-Metereee74e26-5383-4f58-bc22-f85dc7b03f5bScam-o-Meter: Which scams hit the hardest after natural disastershttps://coveron.com/blog/disaster-recovery-scams/When a hurricane, flood, or wildfire tears through a community, the damage continues even when the natural disaster is over. Scammers move in fast — they target survivors who are overwhelmed, displaced, and desperate for help. The result is that many people end up victimized twice.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTScam-o-Meter4a7181fc-0f2f-4c51-8315-b327710e03f3Scam-o-Meter: Fake job offers surge after Labor Dayhttps://coveron.com/blog/employment-scams-after-labor-day/The post-Labor Day hiring surge isn’t just busy for recruiters — scammers ramp up their efforts too. As millions of Americans refresh their resumes and scan job listings, criminals are flooding inboxes with fake job offers designed to steal personal data and money. And with losses from employment scams hitting record l…Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTScam-o-Meterc056d7e4-e0e2-49cf-8d1f-85ae4958c703Scam-o-Meter: Scammers are cashing in on student loan confusionhttps://coveron.com/blog/student-loan-and-financial-aid-scams/Applying for financial aid is stressful enough without criminals impersonating the very institutions you’re turning to for help. Yet that’s exactly what’s happening. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Education have revealed that student loan and financial aid scams are pulling in millions of…Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTScam-o-Meter829e76b3-6cf0-4cfe-974d-076109e67594Scam-o-Meter: Identity crime victims now face multiple attacks at oncehttps://coveron.com/blog/identity-victims-face-multiple-attacks/A stolen password used to mean one compromised account. Not anymore. The Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) 2026 Trends in Identity Report shows that identity crime tends to hit in waves — one incident triggers the next, and the victims end up dealing with several crises at once.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTScam-o-Meterfaa76466-5bb0-479f-9df1-328402283d97Scam-o-Meter: Nearly half of Americans have fallen victim to an online scamhttps://coveron.com/blog/americans-online-scam-survey/Welcome to the first edition of Scam-o-Meter, a Coveron series where we keep track of online fraud through data. If you’ve ever been scammed online, you’re far from alone. Our online fraud survey found that nearly one in every two Americans has been a victim of an online scam in 2025. These aren’t isolated incidents an…Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTScam-o-Meter2db4a961-f823-4b96-bec1-65f5a04d4230