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DALLAS (KDAF) — Scamming is something that is extremely avoidable, yet Americans lost nearly $7 billion to online scams in 2021 according to Social Catfish.
And if you’re living in the state of Texas or California, you may want to pay close attention to this article. Social Catfish has put out a report on the state of internet scams in 2022 and it’s not looking good.
“A record $6.9 billion was lost to online scams in 2021 according to the FBI IC3. This is up nearly double from $3.5 billion in 2019 before the global pandemic started in 2020. The number of victims also jumped from 467,361 in 2019 to 847,376 last year. Scammers have grown increasingly sophisticated to capitalize on people working, shopping and dating online,” the report states.
The top five states who have lost the most money are:
In total, Texas had over 40,000 victims that lost a total of over $606 million for an average of nearly $15,000 per person. The report says these tips can help you avoid online scams:
Be sure to check out the full report below:
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