B
Evidence Grade B
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Dated
5,700,000
5,700,000 -- families losing money to internet scams for UK families (2023-04)
An estimated 5.7 million UK families have lost money to internet scams.
- Derived based on applying the 30% survey finding to 2021 ONS estimate of 19.3 million UK families
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Evidence graded
Value
5,700,000
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2023-04
Entity
Sample Size
2,151
Evidence Quality
B
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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
DNS Research Federation
Primary
Tier A
https://dnsrf.org/blog/three-in-ten-families-have-lost-money-to-internet-scams/index.html ↗
Source Article
Three in ten families have lost money to internet scams | DNS Research Federation
Three in ten families have lost money to internet scams
The prevalence of internet scamming has been revealed today with new research by the DNS Research Federation revealing as many as 30% of families in the UK have lost money to internet scams – the equivalent of 5.7 million families across the co…
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DNS Research Federation
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Methodology
Derived from 30% of ONS 19.3 million UK families (2021)
Methodology documented
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-04 (current) | 30% | |
| 2023-04 (current) | 5,700,000 | +18999900.0% |
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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UK families: 5,700,000 families losing money to internet scams. Source: DNS Research Federation (2023-04). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-families-scammed-count-2023
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