Allstate Says Impersonation Scams Lead Top 2026 Scam Cases: How to Spot the Warning Signs
Allstate published a consumer-awareness release reporting that impersonation scams made up nearly 60% of scam cases it handled from January through September 2026. The company said nearly 75% of cases involved a phone call and more than 90% involved hard-to-reverse payment methods such as cryptocurrency, gift cards and wire transfers.
Key figures
- Policies in force
- 216 million
- Cases involving phone call
- nearly 75%
- Impersonation scam share of cases
- nearly 60%
- States with free identity protection
- 44
- Scam protection annual reimbursement cap
- $50,000
- Eligible customers free identity protection
- nearly 7.5 million
- Cases involving irreversible payment methods
- more than 90%
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