The holidays are a prime time for scammers to take advantage of people. 80% U.S. adults have experienced or been targeted by at least one form of fraud. Reported fraud losses in 2022 topped $9 billion, and trends suggest losses for 2023 will be even higher.
This year, fraud criminals are using end-of-year charitable donation requests, online shopping ads, fake notifications about shipping issues, peer-to-peer payment platforms and gift cards to target victims.
Reported fraud losses in 2022 topped $9 billion, and trends suggest losses for 2023 will be even higher.
Criminals update their tactics often, so it’s important to stay current on the latest trends in scams. This year, fraud criminals are using end-of-year charitable donation requests, online shopping ads, fake notifications about shipping issues, peer-to-peer payment platforms and gift cards to target victims.
Key research findings:
- 80% U.S. adults have experienced or been targeted by at least one form of fraud.
- Over 1 in 4 (27%) have given or received a gift card with no balance.
- 35% say they received a charitable donation request in the past 12 months that seemed fraudulent.
- 53% have received a notification from someone saying they are from USPS, FedEx, or UPS about a shipment issue, and it turned out to be fraudulent.
- Nearly 1 in 3 (30%) have had a package stolen from outside their door.
