Top Telemarketing scams
Prizes/Sweepstakes/Free Gifts Requests for payment to claim prizes that never materialize TOP 40,24% 1 telemarketing scams Scams targeting older consumers 26,26% A noteworthy trend in 2010: seniors are being increasingly targeted by scam artists Fake Check Scams Consumers paid with phony checks for work or for items they're trying to sell, instructed to wire money back to buyer 6,91% Method of 12,23% 4,01% Phishing/Spoofing contact Calls pretending to be from a well-known source ask consumers to enter or confirm personal information 1,42% Email 1,38% Telephone Postal Mail 1,11% World Wide Web 23,67% 0,67% 19,66% 38,24 0,64% 15,67 Other (Print, In Person, TV/Radio, Newsgroup, Fax) 2,76% 9 10 Among scams where the con artist contacted the victim by phone, these scams increased by 19.32 percent and are this year's most frequently- complained about telemarketing scam SOURCE: NATIONAL CONSUMERS LEAGUE Office: Ad Space/Directory Listings Bus Opportunitiess/Franchises/Distributorships Scholarships/Grants Advance Fee Loans, Credit Arrangers Magazines Timeshare Resales Internet: General Merchandise Phishing/Spoofing Fake Check Scams Prizes/Sweepstakes/Free Gifts INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN: www.borisbenko.com
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