In 2022, almost 2.37 million complaints of fraud were filed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the United States. This is an increase from 2001, when 137,306 fraud complaints were lodged with the FTC.
Number of consumer complaints relating to fraud lodged with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from 2001 to 2022
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Federal Trade Commission. (February 23, 2023). Number of consumer complaints relating to fraud lodged with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from 2001 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/587350/fraud-complaints-frequency-in-the-us/
Federal Trade Commission. "Number of consumer complaints relating to fraud lodged with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from 2001 to 2022." Chart. February 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587350/fraud-complaints-frequency-in-the-us/
Federal Trade Commission. (2023). Number of consumer complaints relating to fraud lodged with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from 2001 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587350/fraud-complaints-frequency-in-the-us/
Federal Trade Commission. "Number of Consumer Complaints Relating to Fraud Lodged with The U.S. Federal Trade Commission from 2001 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/587350/fraud-complaints-frequency-in-the-us/
Federal Trade Commission, Number of consumer complaints relating to fraud lodged with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from 2001 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/587350/fraud-complaints-frequency-in-the-us/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Number of consumer complaints relating to fraud lodged with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from 2001 to 2022 [Graph], Federal Trade Commission, February 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/587350/fraud-complaints-frequency-in-the-us/