2015-2016 Consumer Fraud State Fact Sheets
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Research shows that more than $15 billion was stolen from about 13.1 million victims in 2015, according to the latest Javelin Strategy and Research reports on identity fraud.
It is estimated that older adults are bilked out of about $3 billion every year.
August is AARP's Fraud Fighting Month. To aid the ongoing efforts of AARP's Fraud Watch Network's goal of providing Americans with resources and tools to help them protect their financial security, AARP Research has created the 'Consumer Fraud Fact Sheet'.
The Consumer Fraud Fact Sheets provide state level data on fraud, identity theft, consumer complaints and gives each state a ranking based on research conducted by the Federal Trade Commission.
For more information, contact Aisha Bonner Cozad at ABonner@aarp.org.
| 2016 Consumer Fraud State Fact Sheets (PDF)* | ||
Alabama |
Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina |
North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington W. Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming |
| *Note: Data from the 2016 Consumer Sentinel Network Data book for January through December 2015. | ||
2015 Consumer Fraud State Fact Sheets (PDF)* |
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Alabama |
Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina |
North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington W. Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming |
| *Note: Data from the 2015 Consumer Sentinel Network Data book for January through December 2014. | ||
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