In 2022, contacting victims via text was the most common method employed by fraudsters, being used in 321,374 fraud cases reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the United States. Contacting victims via phone call was the second most common method, with 294,659 reported cases.
Number of fraud complaints lodged with the Federal Trade Commission in the United States in 2022, by fraudsters method of contacting consumers
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Federal Trade Commission. (February 23, 2023). Number of fraud complaints lodged with the Federal Trade Commission in the United States in 2022, by fraudsters method of contacting consumers [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/587378/fraud-complaints-fraudster-customer-contact-in-the-us/
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