In 2023, Best Buy/Geek Squad was the leading company name in the United States, impersonated in scams and being mentioned in 52,000 fraud reports. Amazon ranked second, amassing 34,000 reports, followed by PayPal, with 10,000 complaints.
Companies frequently impersonated in scams in the United States in 2023
The source adds the following information: "Figures are based on fraud reports to the Consumer Sentinel Network classified as business imposters, tech support scams, and prizes, sweepstakes and lotteries. Reports that do not name an impersonated company and reports provided by Sentinel data contributors are excluded."
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Federal Trade Commission. (May 24, 2024). Companies frequently impersonated in scams in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484323/scams-us-companies-impersonated/
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