In 2021, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) received 2.8 million fraud reports. Consumers reported losing more than $5.8 billion dollars, a 70% increase over 2020. The top 5 most reported category of scams were imposter; online shopping; prize, sweepstakes, and lottery; internet service; and business and job opportunity scams .

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