This report utilizes BBB Scam Tracker user-submitted data to show how scams are perpetrated, who is targeted, which scams have the greatest impact and more. The BBB Risk Index helps us understand which scams pose the highest risk by looking at three factors: exposure, susceptibility, and monetary loss.
According to our research, military consumers are more susceptible to scams than non-military consumers. BBB Institute works with BBBs to deliver consumer education resources to military personnel, veterans and their families, including Saluting Trust, a monthly e-newsletter for military consumers. Read the latest issue. Subscribe to Saluting Trust
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Key findings from the 2023 Scam Tracker Risk Report about how scams impact older adults
Key findings from the 2023 Scam Tracker Risk Report about how scams impact ages 18-24.
The report includes insights about riskiest scam types, who is being targeted, and which scams have the greatest impact. The report is compiled from scam reports submitted to BBB Scam Tracker by Canadian consumers in 2023. READ AND DOWNLOAD THE REPORT BELOW.
Investment scams, including those involving cryptocurrency, are now the riskiest scam type, according to the latest BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report. More than 80 percent of people who were targeted by this scam type reported losing money to BBB Scam Tracker. It also had the second highest median dollar loss at $3,800.
This informative one-sheet contains key findings and statistics from our research report Targeting our youth: How scams are impacting ages 18-24. Read the full report.