The Better Business Bureau has a scam tracker, it can be found here. It lets people enter data about incidents affecting themselves or others. It tracked over 67000 scams in 2023 and has a report here
The top 5 causes were
- Crypto / investments
- Employment
- Online purchases
- Home improvement
- Romance
The one that surprised me the most was employment. The others, not so much.
The report is interesting reading, the tool is probably more helpful to collect data rather than prevent scams. It never occurred to me to look to the BBB for this type of support.
The top 5 causes were
- Crypto / investments
- Employment
- Online purchases
- Home improvement
- Romance
The one that surprised me the most was employment. The others, not so much.
The report is interesting reading, the tool is probably more helpful to collect data rather than prevent scams. It never occurred to me to look to the BBB for this type of support.