In 2023, around a quarter of fraud reports in the United States were contacted via e-mail. Phone call scams ranked as second most common point of contact between fraudulent actors and the U.S. public. In contrast, 13 percent of all frauds reported during the year took place via website or apps. Social media frauds comprised about 12 percent of all reported fraud cases in in the United States in 2023.
Distribution of fraud in the United States in 2023, by contact method
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Federal Trade Commission. (February 1, 2024). Distribution of fraud in the United States in 2023, by contact method [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332802/ftc-reported-frauds-us-by-contact-method/
Federal Trade Commission. "Distribution of fraud in the United States in 2023, by contact method." Chart. February 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332802/ftc-reported-frauds-us-by-contact-method/
Federal Trade Commission. (2024). Distribution of fraud in the United States in 2023, by contact method. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332802/ftc-reported-frauds-us-by-contact-method/
Federal Trade Commission. "Distribution of Fraud in The United States in 2023, by Contact Method." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332802/ftc-reported-frauds-us-by-contact-method/
Federal Trade Commission, Distribution of fraud in the United States in 2023, by contact method Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332802/ftc-reported-frauds-us-by-contact-method/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Distribution of fraud in the United States in 2023, by contact method [Graph], Federal Trade Commission, February 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332802/ftc-reported-frauds-us-by-contact-method/
