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2. Americans aged 60 plus lost over $1.6B to crypto scams in ...

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   In 2023, 16,806 Americans aged 60 and older contacted the Internet Crime Complaint Center to report they had fallen victim to scams. The total loss? A staggering $1,648,455,748. Sadly, all of ...

3. $5.6B lost to cryptocurrency fraud schemes last year: FBI - AOL

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   September 11, 2024 at 12:49 PM. Americans lost more than $5.6 billion in 2023 from fraud schemes involving cryptocurrency, according to the FBI. The agency, in a report published Monday, said the ...

4. 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.

5. Crypto-related fraud jumped by 45% last year, FBI says - AOL

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   Victims reported more than $5.6 billion in fraud related to cryptocurrency in 2023, a 45% increase from losses reported in 2022, the FBI said Monday in a new report.

6. 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 inform ...

7. Scam - Wikipedia

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   Fraud has rapidly adapted to the Internet. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) of the FBI received 847,376 reports in 2021 with a reported loss of money of $6.9 billion in the US alone. [ 9 ] The Global Anti Scam Alliance annual Global State of Scam Report, stated that globally $47.8 billion was lost and the number of reported scams ...

8. Inside the "hustle kingdom," where overseas scammers prey on ...

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   The fraud is similar to a romance scam in that it uses psychological manipulation to ensnare vulnerable victims. CBS News has agreed not to use Ruth's last name to protect her privacy.

9. 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. Internet fraud is not considered a single, distinctive crime but covers a range of illegal and illicit ...