Scam encounter rate in selected countries 2022, by vector

Published by Ani Petrosyan, Jun 7, 2023
In 2022, 15 percent of respondents in selected countries worldwide who fell victim to a scam said they realized they were scammed after clicking on an e-mail link. A further 12 percent claimed following a link received via SMS, while ten percent clicked on a fake news article and realized it was a scam. Overall, 40 percent of surveyed respondents stated having encountered any scam.

Share of adults worldwide who fell victim to a scam in 2022, by vector

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Release date

2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2022

Number of respondents

12,025 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

among those who fell victim to a scam

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The source surveyed 7,021 adults in Australia, France, Germany, India, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom between November and December 2022 and 5,004 adults in the US were surveyed in January 2023.

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