TLDR
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2025 report logged 1,008,597 complaints and USD 20.9 billion in reported losses, a 26% year over year rise (from USD 16.6B in 2024). Adults over 60 reported about USD 7.7 billion lost (+37%)....
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The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2025 report logged 1,008,597 complaints and USD 20.9 billion in reported losses, a 26% year over year rise (from USD 16.6B in 2024). Adults over 60 reported about USD 7.7 billion lost (+37%)....
Red flags
- Urgent pressure to click, pay, or share codes immediately.
- A link or sender that does not match the official organization.
- Requests for card data, passwords, OTPs, wallet signatures, or bank transfers.
What to do
- 1The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2025 report logged 1,008,597 complaints and USD 20.9 billion in reported losses, a 26% year over year rise (from USD 16.6B in 2024).
- 2Adults over 60 reported about USD 7.7 billion lost (+37%).
- 3Cryptocurrency fraud dominated: 181,565 complaints totalling more than USD 11 billion (+22%), roughly half of all reported losses.
Source
FBI-IC3
Source reviewed by Mythos Forensic Team
https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/fbi-ftc-report-2025-losses/FAQ
Is FBI IC3 2025: record online fraud losses USD 20.9B (+26% YoY); crypto ~half of all losses; over 60s hit hardest a real scam pattern?
Yes. Treat the message, call, or payment request as suspicious until you verify it through an official channel.
What are the first warning signs?
Urgent pressure to click, pay, or share codes immediately.; A link or sender that does not match the official organization.; Requests for card data, passwords, OTPs, wallet signatures, or bank transfers.
What should I do first?
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2025 report logged 1,008,597 complaints and USD 20.9 billion in reported losses, a 26% year over year rise (from USD 16.6B in 2024).; Adults over 60 reported about USD 7.7 billion lost (+37%).; Cryptocurrency fraud dominated: 181,565 complaints totalling more than USD 11 billion (+22%), roughly half of all reported losses.
Can LegalAudit check my case?
Yes. Start a free chat and paste the message, link, sender, or payment details for triage.