For the last 25 years, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has collected reports from victims of online scams, and its latest annual report found that Internet-based fraud shows no signs of slowing down.

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Sources:

• IC3 Turns 20 [FBI]
• Internet Crime Complaint Center Marks 20 Years [FBI]
• Avoid Scams: Online Sales and Auction Fraud [Secret Service]
• FBI Releases Annual Internet Crime Report [FBI]
• Internet Crime Report 2024 [FBI]
• List of U.S. states and territories by population [Wiki]
• Operation Level-Up: How the FBI Is Saving Victims from Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud [FBI]
• International Cybercrime Malware Service Dismantled by Federal Authorities: Key Malware Sales and Support Actors in Malta and Nigeria Charged in Federal Indictments [DOJ]
• IC3.gov
• Cybercriminals and scammers stole a record $16B in 2024, new FBI report says [USA Today]
• FBI says online scams raked in $16.6 billion last year [NBC News]
• Scammers stole $16.6 billion from victims last year [Axios]
• Cybercrime losses up to $16 billion in 2024, FBI says in annual report on Internet crimes [UPI]

Column | Scam losses hit almost $17 billion. The fix is bigger than self-help. [Washington Post]