America's crime record
Fraud
Fraud reports
2,600,678
reports, 2024 · Down 0.8% from 2023
Timeline
Fraud reports people filed with the FTC and its partners.
Source and method
These are complaints, not crimes found by police.
No rate. A report counts the people who chose to file, not the people defrauded.
FTC Consumer Sentinel · Calendar year · 2001 to 2024
- 20152015 falls because the FTC lost a large data contributor, the FTC says in its 2015 Data Book; reports follow who sends them in.
Breakdown
Reports by how they made contact, 2024
| Did not say | 42%1,091,676 | 1,091,676 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14%371,651 | 371,651 | ||
| Phone call | 11%284,659 | 284,659 | |
| Text | 10%246,784 | 246,784 | |
| Social Media | 7%186,826 | 186,826 | |
| Website or Apps | 7%186,663 | 186,663 | |
| 2%42,108 | 42,108 | ||
| Online Ad or Pop-up | 2%42,023 | 42,023 | |
| Other | 6%148,288 | 148,288 |
All 2,600,678 reports in 2024; 1,091,676 did not answer and are their own row, so every share is of the full total.
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Every figure as a table
Fraud reports, reports, by year
| Year | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,600,678 | |
| 2023 | 2,621,649 | |
| 2022 | 2,572,424 | |
| 2021 | 3,041,971 | |
| 2020 | 2,467,103 | |
| 2019 | 1,897,238 | |
| 2018 | 1,523,295 | |
| 2017 | 1,310,003 | |
| 2016 | 1,228,865 | |
| 2015 | 1,165,393 | |
| 2014 | 1,526,365 | |
| 2013 | 1,159,115 | |
| 2012 | 1,112,693 | |
| 2011 | 1,041,517 | |
| 2010 | 820,072 | |
| 2009 | 708,781 | |
| 2008 | 620,832 | |
| 2007 | 505,563 | |
| 2006 | 423,672 | |
| 2005 | 437,585 | |
| 2004 | 410,298 | |
| 2003 | 331,366 | |
| 2002 | 242,783 | |
| 2001 | 137,306 |
No rate. A report counts the people who chose to file, not the people defrauded.
FTC Consumer Sentinel · Calendar year
Reports by how they made contact, 2024
| How they made contact | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Did not say | 1,091,676 | 42% |
| 371,651 | 14% | |
| Phone call | 284,659 | 11% |
| Text | 246,784 | 10% |
| Social Media | 186,826 | 7% |
| Website or Apps | 186,663 | 7% |
| 42,108 | 2% | |
| Online Ad or Pop-up | 42,023 | 2% |
| Other | 148,288 | 6% |
All 2,600,678 reports in 2024; 1,091,676 did not answer and are their own row, so every share is of the full total.
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Reports by how people paid, 2024
| How people paid | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Did not say | 2,124,773 | 82% |
| Credit Cards | 108,881 | 4% |
| Payment App or Service | 90,571 | 4% |
| Debit Card | 76,285 | 3% |
| Bank Transfer or Payment | 47,336 | 2% |
| Cryptocurrency | 46,899 | 2% |
| Gift Card or Reload Card | 41,120 | 2% |
| Wire Transfer | 40,448 | 2% |
| Cash | 13,609 | 1% |
| Check | 8,098 | <1% |
| Money Order | 2,658 | <1% |
All 2,600,678 reports in 2024; 2,124,773 did not answer and are their own row, so every share is of the full total.
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Reports by age, 2024
| Age | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 19 and Under | 30,330 | 1% |
| 20 - 29 | 155,346 | 6% |
| 30 - 39 | 203,764 | 8% |
| 40 - 49 | 191,508 | 7% |
| 50 - 59 | 175,898 | 7% |
| 60 - 69 | 208,896 | 8% |
| 70 - 79 | 159,550 | 6% |
| 80 and Over | 51,713 | 2% |
| Age not given | 1,423,673 | 55% |
All 2,600,678 reports in 2024; 1,423,673 did not answer and are their own row, so every share is of the full total.
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