The national and each state survey are identical and explored holiday fraud and scams in the upcoming holiday season.

This survey was completed by 800 U.S. adults ages 18 and older.

Key findings include the following:

For more information contact Jennifer Sauer atJSauer@aarp.org.

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The Holiday Season Brings Out the Criminals

Holiday fraud is increasing, a recent AARP survey found.

In 2023, 78% of respondents experienced fraud, up from 69% in 2022.

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