Older people who encounter fraud are less likely to lose money than younger people, but those who do lose money tend to have higher losses. The Federal Trade Commission received almost 1.7 million fraud reports in 2019, and about half of reports included consumer age information. This chart shows the percentage of those who reported a fraud loss and their median loss, by age group.
Source: Federal Trade Commission, 2020
Prepared by Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc. Copyright 2020
