Nearly three-quarters of adults in the U.S. (73%) have fallen victim to an online scam, according to a new report from BrokerChooser.
The company’s broker experts analyzed FTC fraud reports to see where people are more likely to fall for scams and which scams are trending so far this year.
They found imposter scams — where scammers pretend to be a person or an organization, like the IRS or the DMV, to get people to send them personal information or money — have been the most common form of fraud this year. In the first half, 516,724 reports of imposter scams were filed.
Online shopping scams — where scammers create fake stores or send phishing emails to get people to buy products that are never delivered — are the second most common form of fraud this year. In the first half, 193,020 reports of online shopping scams were filed.
Internet services scams (118.071 reports), business and job opportunities scams (75,364 reports) and Investment-related scams (66,703 reports) also topped the list.
The slideshow above highlights the states that have seen the biggest spike in fraud cases over the past five years, according to BrokerChooser.
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