1 in 3 Americans Has Been Scammed While Shopping Online — Are You Next?
1 in 3 Americans Has Been Scammed While Shopping Online — Here’s How to Stay Safe If you shop online, you’re not alone in worrying about scams. A new report from the Pew Research Center, published in November 2025, found that about a third of U.S. adults say they have personally experienced an online shopping scam. That’s a large number, and it’s worth paying attention to as holiday shopping picks up and more of us are clicking “buy” from our phones or laptops. ...