In the first half of 2023, the largest share of scams performed on social media, 44 percent, were online shopping fraud incidents. Investment-related scams ranked second, accounting for 20 percent of the total, followed by romance scams, with six percent of reported social media scams.
Distribution of most frequently encountered social media scam types in the United States in the 1st half of 2023
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Federal Trade Commission. (October 6, 2023). Distribution of most frequently encountered social media scam types in the United States in the 1st half of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484777/us-social-media-scam-types/
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