# $27.3B lost to identity fraud in the US (2025)

> 18 million victims. Your Social Security number is basically a group chat now.

Canonical URL: https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts/identity-fraud
Markdown URL: https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts-md/identity-fraud
Category: Money & Corruption
Intensity: brutal
Source: Javelin Strategy & Research · 2026 Identity Fraud Study

## What this page is

- A shareable Roast Terminal fact card with its own canonical URL.
- Built for social previews, search discovery, and AI retrieval.
- Routes curious readers back into the terminal, newsletter, archive, and paid lanes.

## Related routes

- [Not-So-Fun Facts](https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal/not-so-fun-facts): Full terminal fact feed.
- [Roast Terminal](https://roaststation.com/roast-terminal): Data-desk hub.
- [Headlines](https://roaststation.com/headlines): Full public desk index.
- [Subscribe](https://roaststation.com/subscribe): Ad-free reading and archive access.
- [Sponsor](https://roaststation.com/sponsor): Sponsor terminal or desk inventory.