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2020 Internet Crime Report
The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) produces a yearly report highlighting their work to combat internet crime. This report covers internet crime discovered in 2020. From the Introduction: "In 2020, while the American public was focused on protecting our families from a global pandemic and helping others in need, cyber criminals took advantage of an opportunity to profit from our dependence on technology to go on an Internet crime spree. These criminals used phishing, spoofing, extortion, and various types of Internet-enabled fraud to target the most vulnerable in our society - medical workers searching for personal protective equipment, families looking for information about stimulus checks to help pay bills, and many others. Crimes of this type are just a small part of what the FBI combats through our criminal and cyber investigative work. Key to our cyber mission is the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), which provides the public with a trustworthy source for information on cyber criminal activity, and a way for the public to report directly to us when they suspect they are a victim of cyber crime. IC3 received a record number of complaints from the American public in 2020: 791,790, with reported losses exceeding $4.1 billion. This represents a 69% increase in total complaints from 2019." This document includes charts, tables, and graphs to illustrate the text.
Internet Crime Complaint Center (U.S.); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
2021-03?
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2019 Internet Crime Report
From the Introduction: "This year's Internet Crime Report highlights the IC3's [Internet Crime Complaint Center] efforts to monitor trending scams such as Business Email Compromise (BEC), Ransomware, Elder Fraud, and Tech Support Fraud. As the report indicates, in 2019, IC3 received a total of 467,361 complaints with reported losses exceeding $3.5 billion. The most prevalent crime types reported were Phishing/Vishing/Smishing/Pharming, Non-Payment/Non-Delivery, Extortion, and Personal Data Breach. The top three crime types with the highest reported losses were BEC, Confidence/Romance Fraud, and Spoofing. More details on each of these scams can be found in this report."
Internet Crime Complaint Center (U.S.); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
2020-02-10?
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2017 Internet Crime Report
"2017 was a milestone year for the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). On October 12, 2017, at 4:10pm, the IC3 received its 4 millionth consumer internet crime complaint. As the lead federal agency for investigating cyber-attacks by criminals, overseas adversaries, and terrorists, the FBI's IC3 provides the public with a trustworthy and convenient reporting mechanism to submit information concerning suspected Internet-facilitated criminal activity. The IC3 also strengthens the FBI's partnerships with our law enforcement and private industry partners. As cyber criminals become more sophisticated in their efforts to target victims, we must continue to transform and develop in order to address the persistent and evolving cyber threats we face. The 2017 Internet Crime Report emphasizes the IC3's efforts in monitoring trending scams such as Business Email Compromise (BEC), Ransomware, Tech Support Fraud, and Extortion. The report also highlights the Elder Justice Initiative promoting justice for the nation's seniors. In 2017, IC3 received a total of 301,580 complaints with reported losses exceeding $1.4 Billion. This past year, the most prevalent crime types reported by victims were Non-Payment/Non-Delivery, Personal Data Breach, and Phishing. The top three crime types with the highest reported loss were BEC, Confidence/Romance fraud, and Non-Payment/Non-Delivery. This year's report features success stories from two different successful cases initiated from IC3 complaints. Additionally, the Operation Wellspring (OWS) Initiative continues to build the cyber investigative capability by utilizing Cyber Task Force officers, thus strengthening state and local law enforcement collaboration."
Internet Crime Complaint Center (U.S.); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
2018-05-07?
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2018 Internet Crime Report
"The FBI is the lead federal agency for investigating cyber-attacks by criminals, overseas adversaries, and terrorists, and the FBI's IC3 [Internet Complaint Center] provides the public with a trustworthy and convenient reporting mechanism to submit information concerning suspected Internetfacilitated criminal activity. The 2018 Internet Crime Report emphasizes the IC3's efforts in monitoring trending scams such as Business Email Compromise (BEC), Extortion, Tech Support Fraud, and Payroll Diversion. In 2018, IC3 received a total of 351,936 complaints with losses exceeding $2.7 Billion"
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Internet Crime Complaint Center (U.S.)
2018
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2016 Internet Crime Report
"The FBI's Internet crime complaint center (IC3) provides the public with a trustworthy and convenient reporting mechanism to submit information concerning suspected Internet-facilitated criminal activity. The IC3 also strengthens the FBI's partnerships with our law enforcement and industry partners. The 2016 Internet Crime Report highlights the IC3's efforts in monitoring trending scams such as Business Email Compromise (BEC), ransomware, tech support fraud, and extortion. In 2016, IC3 received a total of 298,728 complaints with reported losses in excess of $1.3 billion. This past year, the top three crime types reported by victims were non-payment and non¬delivery, personal data breach, and payment scams. The top three crime types by reported loss were BEC, romance and confidence fraud, and non-payment and non-delivery scams. This year's report features a section on the importance of law enforcement collaboration and partnerships with the private sector and Intelligence Community. For example, the FBI continues to expand Operation Wellspring (OWS), an initiative through which state and local law enforcement officers are embedded in, and trained by, FBI cyber task forces and serve as the primary case agents on Internet-facilitated criminal investigations. Overall, OWS task forces opened 37 investigations in 2016 and have worked 73 total investigations since OWS was launched in August 2013."
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Internet Crime Complaint Center (U.S.)
2017?
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2015 Internet Crime Report
From the Introduction: "As cyber criminals become more sophisticated in their efforts to target cyber victims, we must also grow our capabilities to successfully combat and defeat them. The evolving nature of Internet crime presents a unique set of challenges, as crimes often overlap jurisdictional boundaries and perpetrators can attack from anywhere on the globe. A crucial element to our mission of identifying, pursuing, and defeating cyber threats against our nation is the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), which aids citizens by bringing pervasive cyber crimes and scams to the attention of law enforcement. The 2015 Internet Crime Report highlights the IC3's efforts over the past year, specifically focusing on their efforts regarding Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Email Account Compromise (EAC) scams and the Operation Wellspring Initiative (OWS)."
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Internet Crime Complaint Center (U.S.)
2016?
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2013 Internet Crime Report
From the executive summary: "Now in its 14th year of operation, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has firmly established its role as a valuable resource for both victims of Internet crime and law enforcement agencies investigating and prosecuting these crimes. For the victims, the IC3 provides a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities to suspected criminal violations. For law enforcement agencies, the IC3 serves as a conduit to receive Internet-related complaints, to conduct research related to them and to develop analytical reports for state, local, federal, tribal or international law enforcement and regulatory agencies. These agencies then develop investigations based on the forwarded information as appropriate. In 2013, the IC3 received 262,813 consumer complaints with an adjusted dollar loss of $781,841,611, which is a 48.8 percent increase in reported losses since 2012 ($581,441,110). The IC3 continues its efforts to inform the general public about online scams by publishing public service announcements and providing tips for Internet consumers. The IC3's success attracts international interest. Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany use the IC3 as a model for similar cybercrime centers. In furtherance of its continuing support of foreign law enforcement, the IC3 prepared dozens of country-specific statistical reports and disseminated hundreds of complaint referrals to FBI legal attaché offices throughout the world. In 2014, the IC3 continues to pursue its mission to serve both the online public and law enforcement and regulatory agencies throughout the entire global community."
Internet Crime Complaint Center (U.S.); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
2014?
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2014 Internet Crime Report
"2014 was a productive year for the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). On May 10, 2014 at 9:20 AM, the
IC3 received its three millionth complaint online!
In 2014, the IC3 received 269,422 complaints with an adjusted dollar loss of $800,492,0731
. On average,
approximately 22,000 complaints were received each month. Internet crime has become a global issue with the
sophistication of online criminal techniques and overlapping jurisdictional boundaries. The IC3 remains
dedicated to meet the needs of law enforcement worldwide.
The 2014 Internet Crime Report highlights the IC3's efforts to prevent and reduce the prevalence and impact of
Internet crimes, and reveals at least two budding Internet crime trends. First, the increased use of social media
has provided a quintessential goldmine of personal data for perpetrators. More victims are submitting
complaints documenting how social media was utilized to perpetrate frauds, or indicating the perpetrator
initiated a relationship through social engineering. Second, the emerging popularity of virtual currency has
attracted perpetrators, who are capitalizing on the vulnerabilities of the digital currency systems.
Due to the evolving nature of Internet crime and criminals achieving new levels of sophistication, the IC3 has
developed a more streamlined approach to reviewing, categorizing and analyzing complaints, which allows for
new trends to be recognized more quickly."
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Internet Crime Complaint Center (U.S.)
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