Fraud and Other Compl:
Prizes, Sweepstakes and Lotieries
Debt Collection
Internet Services
Impostor Seams
Shop-at-Home and Catalog Sales
Internet Auetion
Television and Electronic Media
Telephone and Mobile Services
Foreign Money Offers and Counterfeit Check Seams
Health Care
MINNESOTA
Consumer Sentinel Network Complaint Figures
January 1 - December 31, 2010
Total Number of Identity Theft, Fraud and Other Consumer Complaints = 17,382
Top 10 Fraud and Other Complaint Categories Reported
10%
10%
6%
6%
5%
5%
4%
4%
ints Count from Minnesota Consumers = 14,770
finnesota Consumers
‘Percentages are based on the total number of CSN fraud and other complaints from Minnesota consumers (14,770)
Identity Theft Complaints Count from Minnesota Victims = 2,612
Identity Theft T)
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Credit Card Fraud
Government Documents or Benefits Fraud
Bank Fraud”
Phone or Utilities Fraud
Employment-Related Fraud
Loan Fraud
Other
Attempted Identity Theft
637
248
"Percentages are based on the 2,612 vietims reporting from Minnesora, Note that CSN identity tie
‘complaints may be coded under multiple theft types
icludes fraud involving checking and savings accounts and electronie fund transfers.
Note: We excluded complaints contributed by the Minnesota Department of Publie Safety in calculating these figures.
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Released March 2011