South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs

In 2022, just short of a million South Carolina consumers were affected by data breaches. Last year, that number shor up to more than 3.2 million.

If you own a phone, you have likely received a call labeled "potential scam." Well, you are not alone. Data from the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs cites 485 scam reports this year. In May alone, consumers in the state lost over $1.2 million to scams.Bailey Parker, the Communications Director at South Carolina's Department of Consumer Affairs, believes this number is likely higher."We know that there are probably thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people probably being affected by scams every single month here in South Carolina," she says. "It's just that people don't report because they're embarrassed, or they don't know to report."