According to a 2022 survey, e-commerce merchants in the United States reported an average of over 1,200 fraud attacks per month, which is a more than 50 percent increase from the previous year. However, despite this notable rise in the number of attempts, the average number of successful monthly fraud attempts only saw a marginal increase.
Average number of prevented and successful monthly fraud attacks on e-commerce merchants in the United States from 2019 to 2022
among those experiencing fraud in the past 12 months*
Supplementary notes
* Does not include internal or employee fraud.
The number of risk and fraud executives in retail and e-commerce companies varies from year to year. In 2022 there were 698 participants in the United States.
Survey questions:
Q22: In a typical month, approximately how many fraudulent transactions are prevented by your company?
Q24: In a typical month, approximately how many fraudulent transactions are successfully completed at your company?
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