Reported by Eman Elshahawy

South Florida has been coined the credit card scam capital of the nation this year.

That’s according to U.S. Federal Trade Commission data analyzed by BackgroundChecks.org that found the Miami-Port. St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area ranked No. 1 for credit card fraud with about 333 credit card fraud reports per 100,000 people and 20,386 reports filed so far this year.

Additionally, the Sunshine State is home to the most credit card fraud in the nation, with nearly 171 reports per 100,000 residents. Orlando (No. 5) and Tampa (No. 10) metros also landed among the top 10 metros with the most card fraud.

Cities with the Most Credit Card Fraud: 2023

Top 50 metropolitan areas in the U.S. ranked by the number of credit card fraud reports per 100,000.

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