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TELEMARKETING SCAMS
Total
Loss Overall: $3,827,880
Average
Loss: $1,174
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2000 Top 10 Frauds |
2001 Top 10 Frauds |
| Prizes/Sweepstakes |
18% |
Work-At-Home |
20% |
| Magazine
Sales |
14% |
Prizes/Sweepstakes |
19% |
| Credit
Card Sales |
13% |
Credit
Card Issuing |
17% |
| Work-At-Home |
10% |
Advance
Fee Loans |
9% |
| Advance
Fee Loans |
7% |
Magazines |
7% |
| Telephone
Slamming |
7% |
Telephone
Slamming |
4% |
| Credit
Card Loss Protection |
4% |
Buyers
Clubs |
3% |
| Buyers
Clubs |
3% |
Credit
Card Loss Protection |
2% |
| Telephone
Cramming |
2% |
Nigerian
Money Offers |
2% |
| Travel/Vacations |
2% |
Telephone
Pay-Per-Call Services |
2% |
The top ten frauds of 2001 make up 85 percent of all telemarketing complaints
taken at the Fraud Center.
| Payment
Methods Overall |
| Bank
Debit |
23% |
| Credit
Card |
21% |
| Check |
18% |
| Money
Order |
14% |
| Wire |
9% |
| Cash |
6% |
| Debit
Card |
5% |
| Telephone
Bill |
2% |
| Cashiers
Check |
2% |
| Initial
Contact Overall |
| Phone |
44% |
| Mail |
37% |
| Print |
15% |
| Fax |
2% |
| In-person |
1% |
| TV/Radio |
1% |
| Ages
of Victims Overall |
| Under
20 |
1% |
| 20-29 |
19% |
| 30-39 |
19% |
| 40-49 |
22% |
| 50-59 |
13% |
| 60-69 |
10% |
| 70-79 |
10% |
| 80+ |
6% |
Locations
of Companies
| Canada |
13% |
| Outside
Canada/ U.S. |
5% |
| U.S. |
82% |
Top
Five U.S. Company Locations
| FL |
12% |
| CA |
12% |
| NY |
10% |
| TX |
6% |
| IL |
4% |
Top
Five Victim Locations
| FL |
15% |
| CA |
11% |
| NY |
6% |
| TX |
5% |
| PA |
4% |
Method
of Contact, Percentage by Category
| Telemarketing
Fraud |
Method
of Contact |
| Work-at-Home |
Phone |
22% |
| |
Mail |
42% |
| |
In
person |
1% |
| |
Print |
35% |
| |
TV |
0% |
| |
Fax |
0% |
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| Prizes/Sweepstakes |
Phone |
65% |
| |
Mail |
34% |
| |
In
person |
.5% |
| |
Print |
.5% |
| |
TV |
0% |
|
Fax |
0% |
| |
| Credit
Card Issuing |
Phone |
60% |
| |
Mail |
36% |
| |
In
person |
.5% |
| |
Print |
3% |
| |
TV |
.5% |
| |
Fax |
0% |
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| Advance
Fee Loans |
Phone |
32% |
| |
Mail |
17% |
| |
In
person |
1% |
| |
Print |
49% |
| |
TV |
0% |
| |
Fax |
1% |
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| Magazine
Sales |
Phone |
55% |
| |
Mail |
42% |
| |
In
person |
3% |
| |
Print |
1% |
|
TV |
0% |
|
Fax |
0% |
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| Telephone
Slamming |
Phone |
27% |
| |
Mail |
72% |
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In
person |
0% |
| |
Print |
1% |
|
TV |
0% |
|
Fax |
0% |
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| Buyers
Clubs |
Phone |
30% |
| |
Mail |
65% |
| |
In
person |
3% |
| |
Print |
2% |
| |
TV |
0% |
| |
Fax |
0% |
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| Credit
Card Loss Protection |
Phone |
88% |
| |
Mail |
10% |
| |
In
person |
0% |
| |
Print |
1% |
|
TV |
1% |
|
Fax |
0% |
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| Nigerian
Money Offers |
Phone |
2% |
| |
Mail |
26% |
| |
In
person |
0% |
| |
Print |
0% |
| |
TV |
0% |
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Fax |
72% |
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| Telephone
Pay-Per-Call Services |
Phone |
34% |
|
Mail |
59% |
|
In
person |
0% |
|
Print |
3% |
|
TV |
4% |
|
Fax |
0% |
For
more information, write or call or email the National Consumers League
at 1701 K Street, NW, Suite 1200, Washington, D.C. 20006, (202) 835-3323,
info@nclnet.org.
www.fraud.org
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a FREE consultation fill out our Free
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