Those two scams accounted for more than $280 million in losses in 2022, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.Īccording to the center, last year, more than 365 people living in Western Pennsylvania lost about $945,900 through non-delivery and non-payment crimes.
A non-payment scam does make its way to one’s doorstep, but the seller never receives his or her payment for that good or service. The two most common scams are non-delivery, where the good or service purchased online never arrives, and non-payment scams.
