Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft Complaint Data

Citation
Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft Complaint Data (Feb. 2008) (full-text).

Overview
Between January and December 2007, Consumer Sentinel, the complaint database developed and maintained by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), received over 800,000 consumer fraud and identity theft complaints. Consumers reported losses from fraud of more than $1.2 billion. The reports in this booklet analyze those complaints.