In the first half of 2023, investment-related scams accounted for the highest share of costs of scams, 53 percent, performed on social media. Romance scams ranked second, with 14 percent of financial losses from scams performed on social media.
Distribution of social media scam types with the highest losses in the in the United States in 1st half of 2023
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Federal Trade Commission. (October 6, 2023). Distribution of social media scam types with the highest losses in the in the United States in 1st half of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484778/us-social-media-scam-types-by-losses/
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