Online scams in the United Kingdom (UK)

Statistics report about online scams in the United Kingdom (UK)

Online scams in the United Kingdom (UK)

This report focuses on the incidents of online scam in the United Kingdom. It has a comprehensive overview on online activities, that internet users find suspicious, and contains data on the ways users determine the suspicious content. The report has a chapter on romance scams and explains how cryptocurrencies fuel online scams. A chapter on online scams targeting seniors is also included in the report.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Voice scam encounters global 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Ability to recognize AI-generated voice messages global 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Voice sharing frequency global 2023
  • Basic Statistic Likelihood of responding to voice notes and sending money 2023, by country and topic
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of detected e-mail threats worldwide Q4 2023, by type
  • Basic Statistic Number of detected e-mail threats worldwide Q4 2023, by type
  • Basic Statistic Global business e-mail compromise (BEC) types 2023
  • Basic Statistic Loss in internet banking fraud cases in the UK H1 2019 - H1 2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of internet banking fraud cases in the UK H1 2019 - H1 2024

Suspicious content encounters

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  • Basic Statistic UK adults actions taken after noticing suspicious posts on social media 2024
  • Basic Statistic UK adults actions taken after noticing suspicious calls on instant messenger 2024
  • Basic Statistic UK adults actions taken after noticing suspicious messages on social media 2024
  • Basic Statistic UK adults actions taken after noticing suspicious activity on dating platforms 2024
  • Basic Statistic UK adults actions taken after noticing suspicious e-mails 2024
  • Basic Statistic UK adults signs for recognizing suspicious posts on social media 2024
  • Basic Statistic UK adults reasons for thinking messages on social media were suspicious 2024
  • Basic Statistic UK adults reasons for thinking e-mails were suspicious 2024
  • Basic Statistic UK adults frequency of encountering with suspicious posts on social media 2024

Other scam encounters

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  • Basic Statistic UK adults seeing online ads with illegal activity content 2024
  • Basic Statistic UK adults seeing online ads with illegal activity content 2024, by age
  • Basic Statistic Online platforms UK adults saw online ads with illegal activity content 2024
  • Basic Statistic UK adults readiness to offer financial help to a romantic partner 2024
  • Basic Statistic Santander UK customers monetary loss in romance scams 2023-2024
  • Basic Statistic UK adults encounters of unsolicited romantic or flirtatious messages online 2024

Crypto and scams

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  • Basic Statistic Challenges in entering cryptocurrency market UK adults 2024
  • Basic Statistic Importance of data privacy among adults worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Online privacy opinions of UK adults 2024
  • Basic Statistic UK adults on concepts associated with cryptocurrencies 2024
  • Basic Statistic Total value received by ransomware attackers worldwide 2017-2023
  • Basic Statistic Illegal cryptocurrency transaction share worldwide 2017-2023

Scams involving seniors

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  • Premium Statistic UK elderly on impact of scams 2023
  • Premium Statistic UK elderly being scammed or defrauded 2023, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic UK elderly being scammed or defrauded 2023, by age group
  • Premium Statistic UK elderly who were scammed or defrauded 2023
  • Premium Statistic UK elderly on impact of fear of scams 2023
  • Premium Statistic UK elderly confident about reporting scam 2023
  • Premium Statistic UK elderly worried about being scammed 2023

Awareness and safety

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  • Basic Statistic UK adults on main internet usage concerns 2024
  • Basic Statistic UK adults most used online safety features 2024
  • Basic Statistic UK adults needing help with online matters 2023, by type of activity
  • Basic Statistic Seniors in the UK needing help with online matters 2023
  • Basic Statistic UK adults needing help with online matters 2023
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