FTC Top 10 Fraud List
Published January 28th, 2006
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released their top 10 list on Wednesday and it’s got some interesting details. Identity theft topped the list and accounted for about 255,000 of the 686,000 complaints filed over 2005.
The FTC receives complaints via a toll free number or online and are share through a secure database of more than 1400 law enforcement agencies at all levels as well as similar agencies in Canada and Australia.
“With a call or a click, consumers can file complaints with law enforcers across the country and around the world,” said Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman of the FTC. “These reports provide ammunition that helps law enforcers fight fraud and identity theft.”
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