Georgia ranked second nationally for fraud complaints to the Federal Trade Commission in 2016 with about 1,137 complaints per 100,000 residents.
The state was No. 11 in identity theft complaints with 124 complaints per 100,000 residents.
The FTC released its annual report on consumer complaints this weekend, and it showed that imposter scams is a fast-growing type of fraud, but debt collections scams remain the top issue.
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