This House resolution supports designating May 14, 2026, as "National Scam Survivor Day." It cites reports that 44 percent of scam reports in 2024 resulted in dollar loss, with a 30 percent increase in average dollar loss per report (Better Business Bureau). It says about 3,000,000 Americans filed fraud reports with the Federal Trade Commission in 2025, an increase of 400,000 from the previous year. The resolution cites an estimate that Americans lost more than $195,000,000,000 to scams in 2024, an increase of $35,000,000,000 from the previous year. It lists common and growing scam types: social media scams (nearly one-third of successful scams, per the FTC), cryptocurrency scams (more than $11,000,000,000 in losses in 2025, per the FBI), small business scams (fraudulent invoices, fake ads, impersonations), and scams using artificial intelligence to create false audio or video.
The resolution also highlights that certain groups are increasingly targeted: veterans (reported $584,000,000 in losses in 2024, per the FTC), seniors (a University of Michigan study found 75 percent of Americans ages 50 to 80 experienced a scam attempt between 2021 and 2023, and 30 percent fell victim), and young adults (now losing more money than other age groups, per the Better Business Bureau).
The resolution encourages increased public awareness, use of federal resources to identify and address scams, improved law enforcement ability to track and stop scam operations, better public access to prevention resources, collaborative support for scam survivors, and continued improvements to prevention toolkits and law enforcement efforts.
This resolution is a formal statement by the House supporting the idea of a National Scam Survivor Day on May 14, 2026. It calls for more public awareness, use of resources, and cooperation among government, private, and nonprofit groups to help people avoid scams and support survivors. The text does not create new benefits, rights, or specific federal programs in the language provided.
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Supporters say the designation will raise awareness of scams, recognize the impact on people and businesses, encourage use of prevention resources, back law enforcement efforts, and promote collaboration among governmental, private, and nonprofit organizations to support survivors and improve prevention toolkits.
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