This statistic displays the regional distribution of consumers who complained about "no hang-up fraud" (vishing), as reviewed by the Financial Ombudsman Service in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2012 and 2014. It was reported that the majority (54%) of complaints about telephone financial fraud originated from London (28%) and the South East region (26%).
Regional distribution of complaints regarding "no hang-up fraud" (vishing) reviewed by Financial Omsbudsman in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by region
*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.
**80% of affected individuals were over 55.
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Financial Ombudsman Service. (July 6, 2015). Regional distribution of complaints regarding "no hang-up fraud" (vishing) reviewed by Financial Omsbudsman in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/467416/regional-distribution-of-phone-financial-frauds-no-hang-up-victims-uk/
Financial Ombudsman Service. "Regional distribution of complaints regarding "no hang-up fraud" (vishing) reviewed by Financial Omsbudsman in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by region." Chart. July 6, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/467416/regional-distribution-of-phone-financial-frauds-no-hang-up-victims-uk/
Financial Ombudsman Service. (2015). Regional distribution of complaints regarding "no hang-up fraud" (vishing) reviewed by Financial Omsbudsman in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/467416/regional-distribution-of-phone-financial-frauds-no-hang-up-victims-uk/
Financial Ombudsman Service. "Regional Distribution of Complaints regarding "No Hang-up Fraud" (Vishing) Reviewed by Financial Omsbudsman in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2015, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/467416/regional-distribution-of-phone-financial-frauds-no-hang-up-victims-uk/
Financial Ombudsman Service, Regional distribution of complaints regarding "no hang-up fraud" (vishing) reviewed by Financial Omsbudsman in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/467416/regional-distribution-of-phone-financial-frauds-no-hang-up-victims-uk/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Regional distribution of complaints regarding "no hang-up fraud" (vishing) reviewed by Financial Omsbudsman in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by region [Graph], Financial Ombudsman Service, July 6, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/467416/regional-distribution-of-phone-financial-frauds-no-hang-up-victims-uk/
