Results: Scam Alert !
Published on 02/15/2024
Every day people report to the FTC (Federeal Trade Commission) the scams they spot. Every year, the FTC shares the information it collects in a data book which tells a story about the top scams people tell them about – so we can all spot and avoid them.
(Source - https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2024/02/think-you-know-what-top-scam-2023-was-take-guess?utm_source=govdelivery)
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1.
The Data Book tells us that people lost $10 billion to scams in 2023. Did you get scammed in 2023?
Yes
8%
185 votes
No
70%
1549 votes
I'm Not Sure
9%
203 votes
Not Applicable
12%
263 votes
2.
2.
Scams starting on social media accounted for the highest total losses at $1.4 billion – an increase of 250 million from 2022. But scams that started by a phone call caused the highest per-person loss ($1,480 average loss). Have you ever been scammed? Yes, by social media
8%
181 votes
Yes, by telephone
11%
239 votes
Yes, by e-mail
11%
237 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
83 votes
Not Applicable
71%
1566 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2.30% | 17 | |
| No | 0.81% | 6 |
| in person | 0.68% | 5 |
| NEVER | 0.27% | 2 |
| Ebay | 0.27% | 2 |
| Yes, online | 0.14% | 1 |
| 0.14% | 1 | |
| By Survey site: Prime Opinion. I did the entire lengthy survey and was then disqualified. | 0.14% | 1 |
| 0.14% | 1 | |
| My account was hacked through the the business | 0.14% | 1 |
| phishing tech scam new dellhi | 0.14% | 1 |
| walmart | 0.14% | 1 |
| Almost but my bank stopped it. | 0.14% | 1 |
| bank account | 0.14% | 1 |
| computer | 0.14% | 1 |
| I ordered items online that were not what they were cracked up to be. I once ordered a standard coffee mug, it was so big I could barely lift it. I use it as storage for pens and paper clips these days. | 0.14% | 1 |
| Warning on desktop | 0.14% | 1 |
| They tried, but we caught on early and didn't do what they wanted. Also, we never bank on line as that is what they were after from us & got nowhere. | 0.14% | 1 |
| Hotel collecting credit card funds for no shows where no booking had taken place.I was able to put a stop to it thankfully. | 0.14% | 1 |
| A real life long con where the guy ended up up stealing my purse and car | 0.14% | 1 |
| If I do not reconize the phone number calling me I DO NOT ANSWER THE PHONE. | 0.14% | 1 |
| Face to face | 0.14% | 1 |
| no, but have had attempts made in all of the above ways | 0.14% | 1 |
| Craigslist | 0.14% | 1 |
| By a person | 0.14% | 1 |
| PayPal | 0.14% | 1 |
| No, I haven't. I am very aware and cautious. A friend of mine who had a brain injury did though. The took advance of her condition. Sick. | 0.14% | 1 |
| Online game | 0.14% | 1 |
| received e-mails and texts but didn't fall for it | 0.14% | 1 |
| No. I reported scammers to the FBI, anonymously, via snail mail...and they took care of the problem! | 0.14% | 1 |
| I bought a product years ago online and never got it. I am thankful that I did get reimbursed. | 0.14% | 1 |
| Newspaper ad | 0.14% | 1 |
| Someone got hold of some unsolicited checks that a charge company sent me and cashed a few--but I found out after the fact. Got my money back, too. | 0.14% | 1 |
| US Mail | 0.14% | 1 |
| Surveys | 0.14% | 1 |
| They have tried but so far I have just turned the tables on them and taken all the information I could gather to the authorities. | 0.14% | 1 |
| Wal-Mart account was hacked | 0.14% | 1 |
| an eBay seller | 0.14% | 1 |
| Ads | 0.14% | 1 |
| In person because I was too weak to stand up to an opportunist with an oversized sense of entitlement and a sob story. | 0.14% | 1 |
| false website | 0.14% | 1 |
| On line banking | 0.14% | 1 |
| Everytime I buy something, Bidenomics still has inflation up 17.9% higher than when that imbecile was installed in the White House. | 0.14% | 1 |
| attempted scam after a survey (Not the tellwut site) but I spotted it immediately and made my charge card provider cancel my card | 0.14% | 1 |
| in person when I was much younger | 0.14% | 1 |
| credit card of spouse | 0.14% | 1 |
| they tried to,but i knew it was a scam | 0.14% | 1 |
| By a gift card reseller site | 0.14% | 1 |
| business imposter online | 0.14% | 1 |
| Yes by an ad. | 0.14% | 1 |
| Online & phone | 0.14% | 1 |
| online shopping site | 0.14% | 1 |
| text | 0.14% | 1 |
| My X wife | 0.14% | 1 |
| Those bastards are relentless, but I never believe them | 0.14% | 1 |
| Gift card | 0.14% | 1 |
3.
3.
Want to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your communities from scams? Go to ReportFraud.ftc.gov to report fraud. Reports like yours help law enforcement take action with education and enforcement. Have you ever reported a scam to the FTC?
Yes
14%
312 votes
No
50%
1109 votes
Not Applicable
35%
779 votes
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4.
Are you willing to share your experience with scams and/or suggest ways to avoid them in a comment? Yes
10%
218 votes
No
23%
500 votes
Undecided
10%
213 votes
Not Applicable
58%
1269 votes
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