Why identity theft comes back for the same people

The Federal Trade Commission is warning about a scam targeting people who have already been robbed. Scammers were calling and texting recent fraud victims , posing as FTC agents who could recover stolen money and sending photos of fake agency badges to look the part. The targets had one thing in common: each had lost money to a scam before. Being scammed once can make you more likely to be targeted again. The Identity Theft Resource Center's 2026 Trends in Identity Report found that 25.6% of ide