For the first time since 2004, the three complaints indicators are increasing. In 2007, the FTC received over 810,000 Consumer Sentinel complaints when they had never taken over 700,000 in any previous year. As ever, Identity Theft is the main complaint category.

It has reached 32%. In 2007, 64% of fraud complaints involved unscrupulous companies initially contacting consumers over the Internet. This percentage has grown year after year. It was 60% in 2006 and 55% in 2005. E-mail contact is the most frequent method. Consumers reported fraud losses totaling more than $1.2 billion; the median monetary loss per person was $349, the report states. Computer Security Research - McAfee Avert Labs Blog