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Scam & Fraud Data Charts

Charts built straight from federal complaint data, so you can see how scams move. Every figure comes from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Communications Commission, or U.S. Census population estimates, and each chart names its source.

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Money-movement fraud is exploding

Money-movement fraud is exploding
Complaints about money transfers, virtual currency, and money services filed with the CFPB rose roughly 17x, from 5,082 in 2019 to 84,618 in 2025.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. Download · Square version

Debt-collection complaints keep climbing

Debt-collection complaints keep climbing
Consumer complaints about debt collection filed with the CFPB climbed from 46,333 in 2019 to 283,204 in 2025.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. Download · Square version

Reports flagged as fraud or scam keep rising

Reports flagged as fraud or scam keep rising
Complaints the CFPB explicitly flags as fraud or scam rose from 2,096 in 2019 to 11,178 in 2025.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. Download · Square version

Fraud or scam drives money-transfer complaints

Fraud or scam drives money-transfer complaints
Among named issues for money transfers and virtual currency, fraud or scam leads with 27,768 complaints to the CFPB since 2023.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. Download · Square version

Scam complaints per person, by state

Scam complaints per person, by state
Washington, D.C. reports the most fraud-or-scam complaints per person, 20.8 per 100,000 residents since 2022, ahead of Delaware and Nevada.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and U.S. Census 2024 estimates. Download · Square version

Robocalls lead unwanted-call reports

Robocalls lead unwanted-call reports
Prerecorded-voice robocalls are the most-reported way unwanted calls reach people, ahead of live voice and text messages, in FCC complaints since 2022.

Source: FCC Consumer Complaint Data Center. Download · Square version

What robocalls claim to be about

What robocalls claim to be about
Mortgage loans, Medicare, and health insurance pitches top the subjects of prerecorded-voice robocall complaints to the FCC since 2022.

Source: FCC Consumer Complaint Data Center. Download · Square version

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