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Identity Theft number one complaint according to FTC
By karen | July 5, 2008
The FTC collects consumer fraud complaints from more than 125 other organizations and makes them available to more than 1,600 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad via Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database. Consumer Sentinel contains over 4.3 million fraud and identity theft complaints. In 2007, the FTC received almost 140,000 more consumer fraud complaints than in 2006. These additional complaints came from numerous data contributors, primarily the Better Business Bureaus.
The top 20 Complaint Categories were:
1. Identity Theft 258,427
2. Shop-at-Home/Catalog Sales 62,811
3. Internet Services 42,266
4. Foreign Money Offers 32,868
5. Prizes/Sweepstakes and Lotteries 32,162
6. Computer Equipment and Software 27,036
7. Internet Auctions 24,376
8. Health Care Claims 16,097
9. Travel, Vacations, and Timeshares 14,903
10. Advance-Fee Loans and Credit Protection/Repair 14,342
11. Investments 13,705
12. Magazines and Buyers Clubs 12,970
13. Business Opportunities and Work-at-Home Plans 11,362
14. Real Estate (Not Timeshares) 9,475
15. Office Supplies and Services 9,211
16. Telephone Services 8,155
17. Employ. Agencies/Job Counsel/Overseas Work 5,932
18. Debt Management/Credit Counseling 3,442
19. Multi-Level Mktg./Pyramids/Chain Letters 3,092
20. Charitable Solicitations 1,843
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