The FBI's latest report unveils a dramatic rise in online scams, with $16.6 billion lost in 2024. This alarming figure highlights the growing threat of cybercrime, particularly targeting older ...

FBI reports Americans lost a record $16.6 billion to internet scams in 2024, with cryptocurrency fraud and elder targeting ...

Cybercriminals and online ... reported lost to investment scams has rapidly increased in recent years, jumping from $3.3 billion in 2022 to $4.6 billion in 2023 and $6.6 billion last year, the ...

Scammers stole a record $16.6 billion in 2024 ... More than a quarter million complaints reported money lost to a scam, with an average of a loss of more than $19,000. "As nearly all aspects ...