Financial Fraud in the United States, 2017
In 2017, an estimated three million persons (1.25% of all persons age 18 or older) reported that they were victims of personal financial fraud during the prior 12 months. About 95% of fraud victims, or 2.9 million persons, experienced one type of financial fraud. The remaining 156,700 persons experienced two or more. Types of Fraud Of the two million victims (0.81% of all persons) of consumer products and services fraud – the most commonly reported type of financial fraud –…
