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  2. Internet Crime Complaint Center - Wikipedia

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    Internet Crime Complaint Center. The Internet Crime Complaint Center ( IC3) is a division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) concerning suspected Internet-facilitated criminal activity. The IC3 gives victims a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of suspected criminal or civil violations on the Internet.

  3. FBI Cyber Division - Wikipedia

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    FBI Cyber Division. The Cyber Division ( CyD) is a Federal Bureau of Investigation division which heads the national effort to investigate and prosecute internet crimes, including "cyber based terrorism, espionage, computer intrusions, and major cyber fraud." This division of the FBI uses the information it gathers during investigation to ...

  4. ‘Phantom hackers’ are targeting people across the US. What ...

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    In the first half of 2023, 19,000 complaints were filed with the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, according to the release. The estimated loss from the reported scams totaled over $542 million.

  5. FBI Tech Tuesday: Beware of lost pet scams - AOL

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    — Federal Bureau of Investigation: File an online report at the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov or call the FBI El Paso Field Office at (915) 832-5000. Show comments ...

  6. Internet fraud - Wikipedia

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    Internet fraud is a type of cybercrime fraud or deception which makes use of the Internet and could involve hiding of information or providing incorrect information for the purpose of tricking victims out of money, property, and inheritance. [1] Internet fraud is not considered a single, distinctive crime but covers a range of illegal and ...

  7. A record $12.5 billion in online scams were reported to the ...

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    A record $12.5 billion in losses from online scams were reported to the FBI in 2023, fueled by a surge in cryptocurrency investment fraud, the bureau said in a report released Wednesday.

  8. With 'pig butchering' scams on the rise, FBI moves to stop ...

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    An account on a website appeared to show his holdings. He was about take out a loan to send more, until one day he got a call from an FBI agent. “They said this is a major fraud situation, and I ...

  9. Phishing - Wikipedia

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    Clone phishing is a type of attack where a legitimate email with an attachment or link is copied and modified to contain malicious content. The modified email is then sent from a fake address made to look like it's from the original sender. The attack may appear to be a resend or update of the original email.