The Official Web Site of the State of South Carolina

The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs will close Friday, January 10 at noon. We will resume normal operating hours on Monday, January 13.

You can file a complaint and submit applications for licensing online. Filings you do not wish to make or that are not available online can be submitted via mail for processing. You can also email general questions to scdca@scconsumer.gov. 

 

IDTU Reports

Scam Reports

Annual

  • 2017 Scam Report (PDF) - A compilation of data from scam reports filed with DCA in 2017, including top complaint types and money lost to scams.
  • Q1-Q2 2017 Scam Report (PDF) - A compilation of data from scam reports filed with DCA during the first two quarters of 2017, including top complaint types and money lost to scams.
  • 2016 Scam Report (PDF) - A compilation of data from scam reports filed with DCA in 2016, including top complaint types and money lost to scams.
  • 2015 Scam Report (PDF) - A compilation of data from scam reports filed with DCA in 2015, including top complaint types and money lost to scams.

Month-by-Month

Security Breach Reports

  • 2017 Security Breach Notice Report (PDF) - The information provided in the following report was compiled from the notification letters sent to SCDCA by companies and governmental entities reporting security breaches from January 2012 through December 2016.
  • 2016 Security Breach Notice Report (PDF) - The information provided in the following charts was compiled from the notification letters sent to SCDCA by companies and governmental entities reporting security breaches from January 2011 through December 2015.
  • 2015 Security Breach Notice Report (PDF) - The information provided in the following report was compiled from the notification letters sent to SCDCA by companies and governmental entities reporting security breaches from January 2012 through December 2014.
  • 2011 Security Breach Notice Report (PDF) - The information provided in the following charts was gathered from notification letters sent to SCDCA by companies and governmental entities reporting security breaches from July 2008 through July 2011.

Special ID Theft Reports