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Scams data: Mobile Apps now taking $28K per scam
10 June 2022
Analysis from the ABA shows that scammers are finding mobile apps 7 times more lucrative in 2022 as they did in 2021.
Scams delivered via mobile apps had an average cost to consumers of $28, 251 per reported scam.
$204 million has so far been reported lost in 2022, with 11.9% of the 72,253 scams reported to have resulted in a financial loss.
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