Most phone scams in 2014, 2019 nd 2020 targeted mobile phones in the United States. 82 percent of Americans who received scam calls in 2020 were contacted via their mobile phone and 28 percent were contacted via their landline.
Share of scam calls by type of phone line in the United States from 2014 to 2020
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Truecaller. (April 16, 2020). Share of scam calls by type of phone line in the United States from 2014 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 15, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050074/scam-calls-on-mobile-and-landline-in-the-us/
Truecaller. "Share of scam calls by type of phone line in the United States from 2014 to 2020." Chart. April 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050074/scam-calls-on-mobile-and-landline-in-the-us/
Truecaller. (2020). Share of scam calls by type of phone line in the United States from 2014 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050074/scam-calls-on-mobile-and-landline-in-the-us/
Truecaller. "Share of Scam Calls by Type of Phone Line in The United States from 2014 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050074/scam-calls-on-mobile-and-landline-in-the-us/
Truecaller, Share of scam calls by type of phone line in the United States from 2014 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050074/scam-calls-on-mobile-and-landline-in-the-us/ (last visited August 15, 2022)