In 2020, complaints relating to identity theft were the most numerous, with 1,387,615 complaints being lodged with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the United States. Imposter scams, online shopping and negative reviews, credit bureaus, information furnishers, and report users, and banks and lenders rounded out the top five consumer complaints with the FTC.
Number of consumer complaints lodged with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in 2020, by complaint type
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Federal Trade Commission. (February 4, 2021). Number of consumer complaints lodged with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in 2020, by complaint type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/587357/consumer-complaints-frequency-in-the-us-complaint-type/
Federal Trade Commission. "Number of consumer complaints lodged with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in 2020, by complaint type ." Chart. February 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587357/consumer-complaints-frequency-in-the-us-complaint-type/
Federal Trade Commission. (2021). Number of consumer complaints lodged with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in 2020, by complaint type . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587357/consumer-complaints-frequency-in-the-us-complaint-type/
Federal Trade Commission. "Number of Consumer Complaints Lodged with The U.S. Federal Trade Commission in 2020, by Complaint Type ." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/587357/consumer-complaints-frequency-in-the-us-complaint-type/
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