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March 31st, 2009

$265 mln lost to Internet fraud in 2008

Posted by AM @ 12:40 am

Categories: General

Tags: Complaint, Fraud, Internet, Gender And Diversity, Litigation, Human Resources, Business Operations, AM

The Internet Crime Complaint Center said that it received more than 275,000 complaints in 2008, up from about 207,000 in 2007. The total reported dollar loss from such scams was $265 mln, or about $25 mln more than in 2007. Among those who filed complaints, men reported losing $1.69 for every dollar that women lost.

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