In 2020, around 3.31 billion U.S. dollars was paid out to fraudsters in reported cases to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the United States. This is a significal increase from the year previous, when 1.9 billion U.S. dollars were paid to fraudsters.
Amount paid to fraudsters in fraud complaints lodged with the Federal Trade Commission in the United States from 2014 to 2020
(in million U.S. dollars)
*The decrease in reported amount paid between 2014 and 2015 is due primarily to the loss of a significant data contributor.
Values prior to 2019 taken from previous reports.
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Federal Trade Commission. (February 4, 2021). Amount paid to fraudsters in fraud complaints lodged with the Federal Trade Commission in the United States from 2014 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/587366/fraud-complaints-amount-paid-in-the-us/
Federal Trade Commission. "Amount paid to fraudsters in fraud complaints lodged with the Federal Trade Commission in the United States from 2014 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587366/fraud-complaints-amount-paid-in-the-us/
Federal Trade Commission. (2021). Amount paid to fraudsters in fraud complaints lodged with the Federal Trade Commission in the United States from 2014 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587366/fraud-complaints-amount-paid-in-the-us/
Federal Trade Commission. "Amount Paid to Fraudsters in Fraud Complaints Lodged with The Federal Trade Commission in The United States from 2014 to 2020 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/587366/fraud-complaints-amount-paid-in-the-us/
Federal Trade Commission, Amount paid to fraudsters in fraud complaints lodged with the Federal Trade Commission in the United States from 2014 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/587366/fraud-complaints-amount-paid-in-the-us/ (last visited June 28, 2022)
