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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. Here's What to Do When You’re a Fraud or Scam Victim - AOL

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   The risk of becoming a scam victim or falling prey to fraud is more common than you may believe. The Federal Trade Commission received over 2.8 million fraud reports from consumers in 2021.. If ...

4. $5.6B lost to cryptocurrency fraud schemes last year: FBI - AOL

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   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 bureau received more than 69,000 ...

5. Top 15 financial scams targeting older Americans — and what ...

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   The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 101,000 reports of scams and fraud against people ages 60 and older in 2023, causing seniors to lose over $3.4 billion. And those ...

6. Phishing - Wikipedia

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   Phishing. Phishing is a form of social engineering and a scam where attackers deceive people into revealing sensitive information [1] or installing malware such as viruses, worms, adware, or ransomware. Phishing attacks have become increasingly sophisticated and often transparently mirror the site being targeted, allowing the attacker to ...

7. 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 ...

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

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   September 9, 2024 at 12:33 PM. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images. Victims reported more than $5.6 billion in fraud related to cryptocurrency in 2023, a 45% increase from losses reported in 2022, the FBI ...

9. Symbols of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Wikipedia

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   The Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is the symbol of the FBI. It is used by the FBI to represent the organization and to authenticate certain documents that it issues. The term is used both for the physical seal itself, and more generally for the design impressed upon it. The seal has also been used as part of the flag of the FBI.