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Polls Show Americans Face Daily Scam Attempts, Few Report Losses
Polls found 58% of U.S. adults get daily scam messages, calls or emails, while only 13% of victims reported to federal law enforcement or the FTC.
- Most Americans face daily scam attempts, with about 30% of U.S. adults reporting they have personally lost money or personal information to fraud, according to a new AP-NORC survey.
- Older adults are significantly more likely to receive daily scam attempts, with about 7 in 10 Americans ages 60 and older reporting daily contact compared to about 4 in 10 adults under 30.
- When scammed, 55% of victims reported to financial institutions, while only 18% contacted state or local law enforcement and 13% reported to the Federal Trade Commission, Gallup found.
- Among victims, 75% did not report because they believed it would not make a difference, while 58% were uncertain where to direct their complaints.
- About 8 in 10 Americans believe the government is doing too little to prevent scams, a sentiment shared by majorities of both Republicans and Democrats, Gallup found.
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Americans are inundated with suspected scams. New polling shows why few victims report them.
Most Americans are inundated with scam attempts on a daily basis — and about 3 in 10 have personally lost money or personal information to scams, according to a new AP-NORC survey.
·Chicago, United States
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Online and phone fraud attempts have become almost a daily problem for millions of Americans. Many people get calls, messages, emails or ads every day that seem to be made especially to trick them.
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Americans are inundated with suspected scams. New polling shows why few victims report them
A new AP-NORC poll shows that most Americans are inundated with scam attempts on a daily basis — and about 3 in 10 have personally lost money or personal information to scams.
·New York, United States
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Total News Sources16
Leaning Left5Leaning Right1Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Center
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources are Center
57% Center
L 36%
C 57%
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