Most common types of return fraud in the United States and Canada 2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 6, 2025

In 2024, the most common type of return fraud that retailers encountered was wardrobing which was when customers returned the merchandise after using it. Almost ** percent of retail stores had experienced people trying to return stolen merchandise.

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Most frequent types of return fraud in the United States and Canada in 2024

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December 2024

Region

Canada, United States

Survey time period

2024

Number of respondents

150 retail executives

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