Adjust Text Size
small medium big

Identity Theft Tops FTC Complaints

Written by Nickel - One Comment
  •  Tip It!

According to a study that was just released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), identity theft is the most-complained-about consumer fraud. Of 686,683 complaints that they receieved, 37% (255,565) were about identity theft. Number two on the list was online auction fraud, weighing in at 12%. Third? Foreign money offers (ahhh, the famous Nigerian bank scam). All in all, 46% of all complaints were somehow related to the internet. The top three major metro areas in terms of the per capita rate of consumer fraud were Washington, D.C., Tampa/St. Petersburg/Clearwater, and Seattle.

[Via: The Checkout]

Published on January 31st, 2006 - One Comment
Filed under: Identity Theft

About the author: Nickel is the founder and editor-in-chief of this site. He's a thirty-something family man who has been writing about personal finance since 2005, and guess what? He's on Twitter!

Related articles...

» One Year Ago This Week (January 28th – February 3rd)
» The Riskiest States for Identity Theft
» From the Archives (January 27th – February 9th)
» Lending Club Using Social Networks to Help Verify Borrower Identity
» Identity Theft on the Rise
» Are You at Risk of Identity Theft?
» One Year Ago This Week (August 20th – August 26th)
» Another Identity Theft Threat

Was this article useful? Please sign up to receive our content via e-mail:

You will receive only the daily updates, and can unsubscribe at anytime.

One Response to “Identity Theft Tops FTC Complaints”

  1. 1
    FMF Says:

    I know — and still no decent laws to protect against ID theft/punish the criminals.

Leave a Reply

Top Cards by Category

 
Apply now for Chase Freedom® Visa - $200 Bonus Cash Back

Earn $200 Bonus Cash Back after you make $500 in purchases in your first 3 months. 5% Cash Back on up to $1,500 spent in bonus categories each quarter.

 
Apply now for http://www.fivecentnickel.com/rewardpoints.html

Receive 10,000 Membership Rewards bonus points when you spend $1,000 in 3 months of Card membership.

 
Apply now for Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express

Earn 30,000 bonus miles toward Award Travel when you spend $500 on the Card in the first three months from account opening. Receive double miles on Delta purchases.

 
Apply now for http://www.fivecentnickel.com/lowratebalancetransfercreditcards.html

Enjoy a 0% introductory rate for 18 months on Balance Transfers and 6 months on Purchases. Earn up to 5% cash back in categories that change.

 
Apply now for Discover® More Card - $0 Balance Transfer Fee!

Enjoy no balance transfer fee for a limited time. 0% introductory rate on Balance Transfers and Purchases. Earn up to 5% Cashback Bonus in categories that change like gas, restaurants, department stores and more. Limitations apply*

 
Apply now for http://www.fivecentnickel.com/lowrateplatinumcreditcards.html

Enjoy no balance transfer fee for a limited time. 0% introductory rate on Balance Transfers and Purchases. Earn up to 5% Cashback Bonus in categories that change like gas, restaurants, department stores and more. Limitations apply*

 
Apply now for The Business Platinum Card® from American Express OPEN

Enjoy amenities for you and your business, like: complimentary airport club access, including American Airlines Admirals Club(R) lounges.

 
Apply now for http://www.fivecentnickel.com/studentcreditcards.html

5% Cashback Bonus in categories that change like gas, restaurants, department stores and more. Limitations apply*. Up to 1% unlimited Cashback Bonus on everything else. No annual fee

 
Apply now for American Express Premier Rewards Gold Card

Earn 3X points on airfare, 2X points on gas and groceries, and 1X points on everything else.

 
Apply now for http://www.fivecentnickel.com/credit-cards/credit/bad

Reports to 3 major credit bureaus monthly and acceptance at millions of locations worldwide, including website purchases and reservations.

Previous
Pause
Next

FiveCentNickel User Survey