![]() ![]() Scams from robocalls remain a big problem in the U.S. While there was a downward trend in 20, the past 12 months have recorded the highest ever average amount of money lost to phone scams. The graph above shows the trend over the past seven years. This is a 43% increase compared to last year ($351 USD). The average reported loss to scam calls has increased 43% in the past 12 monthsĪmong those affected by scam calls, the average money lost was $502 USD. In just the past 12 months, an estimated $29.8 billion USD* was lost to phone scams, which is a 49.7% increase compared to last year’s $19.7 billion USD. Over the past seven years, the total money lost to scam calls in the US has been growing significantly. Losses to phone scams totalled $29.8 billion USD in the past 12 months Once again, this is the highest number recorded since we started researching scam and spam calls in the US 7 years ago. This is a clear increase compared to last year’s 56 million and 43 million from 2019. ![]() In the past 12 months, over 59.49 million Americans lost money to phone scams. 59% of Americans have received scam calls and/or SMS related to COVID-19 in the past year.ĥ9.4 million Americans have fallen victim to a phone scam in the past 12 months.The money lost to scam calls in the past 12 months equates to an estimated $29.8 billion USD*.The average reported loss was $502 – up from $351 in 2020. ![]()
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