In 2022, complaints relating to identity theft were the most numerous, with 1,108,609 complaints being lodged with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the United States. Imposter scams, credit bureaus, information furnishers, and report users, online shopping and negative reviews, and banks and lenders rounded out the top five consumer complaints with the FTC.
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Federal Trade Commission. (February 23, 2023). Number of consumer complaints lodged with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in 2022, by complaint type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/587357/consumer-complaints-frequency-in-the-us-complaint-type/
Federal Trade Commission. "Number of consumer complaints lodged with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in 2022, by complaint type ." Chart. February 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587357/consumer-complaints-frequency-in-the-us-complaint-type/
Federal Trade Commission. (2023). Number of consumer complaints lodged with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in 2022, by complaint type . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587357/consumer-complaints-frequency-in-the-us-complaint-type/
Federal Trade Commission. "Number of Consumer Complaints Lodged with The U.S. Federal Trade Commission in 2022, by Complaint Type ." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/587357/consumer-complaints-frequency-in-the-us-complaint-type/
Federal Trade Commission, Number of consumer complaints lodged with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in 2022, by complaint type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/587357/consumer-complaints-frequency-in-the-us-complaint-type/ (last visited July 24, 2024)
Number of consumer complaints lodged with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in 2022, by complaint type [Graph], Federal Trade Commission, February 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/587357/consumer-complaints-frequency-in-the-us-complaint-type/
