Overview
- The FBI’s Internet Crime Report, released Monday, logged 1,008,597 complaints and $20.877 billion in losses for 2025.
- Cryptocurrency-related fraud led all loss categories with 181,565 complaints and $11.366 billion reported, driven by investment schemes that cost victims $7.2 billion.
- AI-enabled scams were counted for the first time, with 22,364 complaints tied to about $893 million in losses using voice cloning, deepfake video, and fake online personas.
- Americans aged 60 and older reported $7.7 billion in losses, showing seniors carry the heaviest financial burden from online fraud.
- Authorities are shifting to prevention, with the FBI’s Operation Level Up alerting over 8,000 potential victims and averting more than $500 million, and states moving to tighten crypto kiosk oversight in West Virginia, Minnesota, and Connecticut.