Have you ever gotten a call or e-mail from someone claim to be a friend or congenator who need money tight , but it wrick out that it was all just a cozenage ? You ’re not alone . These “ imposter scams ” are on the rise , and according to a young report , they surpass identity element theft scam for the first clip in 2016 .
Each year , the FTC releases a account in conjunction with state law enforcement agencies about the type and numbers of scams describe all around the res publica . The account only count fraud and other types of shady clientele dealings that were reported by consumers , but still give an interesting snapshot of what kinds of cozenage are happening all around the US .
Of the over 3 million complaint file in 2016 to theConsumer Sentinel web(CSN ) , an online database for consumer complaints used by police force enforcement government agency , 1.3 million were fraud concern . Roughly 77 percentage of people who reported scams said they were contact by phone . Just 8 per centum were contact by e-mail , and 3 percent were contacted by escargot mail . The report also saw a steep step-up in cozenage target at penis of the military .
Roughly $ 744 million in consumer fraud was reported in 2016 , with $ 450 being paid by the average dupe . The top state for shammer ? Florida , which had roughly 1,305 complaint per 100,000 mass . Georgia and Michigan were n’t far behind , with 1,136 and 1,083 charge per 100,000 respectively .
The least amount of fraud reported was in North Dakota , with just 284 complaints per 100,000 masses . South Dakota and Iowa were also near the bottom of the inclination , with 320 and 342 complaint per 100,000 each .
you may see the full list in order below :
Florida
Georgia
Michigan
Texas
Nevada
Alabama
Maryland
Delaware
Tennessee
California
Missouri
Louisiana
Virginia
South Carolina
Rhode Island
New Mexico
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Arizona
North Carolina
New Jersey
Mississippi
Colorado
Connecticut
Illinois
New York
New Hampshire
Indiana
Washington
Massachusetts
Oregon
West Virginia
Kentucky
Land of Opportunity
Oklahoma
Kansas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Idaho
Montana
Pine Tree State
Utah
WY
Nebraska
Vermont
Hawaii
Alaska
Iowa
South Dakota
North Dakota
As for the most democratic types of cozenage of 2016 , they included identity stealing , scams call for plunder or sweepstakes , and auto - related complaints . you may find the whole list — and take the full paper — here , if you ’re so inclined . And keep your head on a swivel , Floridians . It seems everybody ’s out to get you .
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