In 2022, around 8.77 billion U.S. dollars was paid out to fraudsters in reported cases to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the United States. This is a significant increase from the year previous, when 5.89 billion U.S. dollars were paid to fraudsters.
Amount paid to fraudsters in fraud complaints lodged with the Federal Trade Commission in the United States from 2014 to 2022
(in million U.S. dollars)
*The decrease in reported amount paid between 2014 and 2015 is due primarily to the loss of a significant data contributor.
Values prior to 2019 taken from previous reports.
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Federal Trade Commission. (February 23, 2023). Amount paid to fraudsters in fraud complaints lodged with the Federal Trade Commission in the United States from 2014 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/587366/fraud-complaints-amount-paid-in-the-us/
Federal Trade Commission. "Amount paid to fraudsters in fraud complaints lodged with the Federal Trade Commission in the United States from 2014 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587366/fraud-complaints-amount-paid-in-the-us/
Federal Trade Commission. (2023). Amount paid to fraudsters in fraud complaints lodged with the Federal Trade Commission in the United States from 2014 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/587366/fraud-complaints-amount-paid-in-the-us/
Federal Trade Commission. "Amount Paid to Fraudsters in Fraud Complaints Lodged with The Federal Trade Commission in The United States from 2014 to 2022 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/587366/fraud-complaints-amount-paid-in-the-us/
Federal Trade Commission, Amount paid to fraudsters in fraud complaints lodged with the Federal Trade Commission in the United States from 2014 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/587366/fraud-complaints-amount-paid-in-the-us/ (last visited November 15, 2024)
Amount paid to fraudsters in fraud complaints lodged with the Federal Trade Commission in the United States from 2014 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Federal Trade Commission, February 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/587366/fraud-complaints-amount-paid-in-the-us/
