What to Know
- Internet-related issues were the No. 1 type of consumer fraud complaint received by the New York Office of the Attorney General in 2021, according to Attorney General Letitia James.
- The revelation comes as James kicked off National Consumer Protection Week on Monday.
- Internet-related scams accounted for 8,346 complaints across the state. The second-most common complaint had to do with landlord/tenant disputes (3,144), followed by retail-related complaints (2,678).
Internet-related issues were the No. 1 type of consumer fraud complaint received by the New York Office of the Attorney General in 2021, according to Attorney General Letitia James.
The revelation comes as James kicked off National Consumer Protection Week on Monday.
Internet-related scams accounted for 8,346 complaints across the state. The second-most common complaint had to do with landlord/tenant disputes (3,144), followed by retail-related complaints (2,678).
The following are the top 10 consumer complaints received by the Office of the Attorney General last year:
| 1. Internet | Internet-Related (internet services and service providers, data privacy and security, digital media, data breaches, frauds through internet manipulation). | 8,346 |
| 2. Landlord / Tenant | Landlord/Tenant Disputes (security deposit releases, tenant-harassment). | 3,144 |
| 3. Retail Sales | Retail related (price gouging, defective merchandise, poor customer service, pet stores, and animal breeders). | 2,678 |
| 4. Services | Consumer… |