National Slam the Scam Day

West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey has announced Thursday, March 5, 2026, was National Slam the Scam Day, as federal, state and local governments, non-profit organizations and private companies joined forces to help protect consumers from scams. 
The Federal Trade Commission reported that consumers lost more than $12.5 billion to scams in 2024- a 25 percent increase from 2023.
Consumers lost more than $5.7 billion to investment scams and almost $2.95 billion to imposter scams.