This statistic shows the age of consumers who complained about "no hang-up fraud" cases (vishing) to the Financial Ombudsman Service in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2012 and 2014. It revealed that the majority (54%) of complaints about telephone financial fraud came from people aged 55 years old and older.
Distribution of complaints about "no hang-up fraud" reviewed by the Omsbudsman in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by age group
*Between mid-2012 and the end of 2014, the ombudsman service resolved 185 complaints of financial fraud involving a no hang-up scam, brought by 173 individual consumers, 148 of which the age was known.
**80% of affected individuals were over 55.
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Financial Ombudsman Service. (July 6, 2015). Distribution of complaints about "no hang-up fraud" reviewed by the Omsbudsman in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/467409/age-of-victims-of-phone-financial-frauds-uk/
Financial Ombudsman Service. "Distribution of complaints about "no hang-up fraud" reviewed by the Omsbudsman in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by age group." Chart. July 6, 2015. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/467409/age-of-victims-of-phone-financial-frauds-uk/
Financial Ombudsman Service. (2015). Distribution of complaints about "no hang-up fraud" reviewed by the Omsbudsman in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/467409/age-of-victims-of-phone-financial-frauds-uk/
Financial Ombudsman Service. "Distribution of Complaints about "No Hang-up Fraud" Reviewed by The Omsbudsman in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2015, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/467409/age-of-victims-of-phone-financial-frauds-uk/
Financial Ombudsman Service, Distribution of complaints about "no hang-up fraud" reviewed by the Omsbudsman in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/467409/age-of-victims-of-phone-financial-frauds-uk/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of complaints about "no hang-up fraud" reviewed by the Omsbudsman in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by age group [Graph], Financial Ombudsman Service, July 6, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/467409/age-of-victims-of-phone-financial-frauds-uk/
