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Scams cost Massachusetts residents $6m in 2011

Reported scam activity in 2011 for Massachusetts

5,059

Scams reported

to FBI

$6.18m

Total reported losses from scams

71

Complaints per 100,000 people

Source: The Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National White Collar Crime Center