The FBI has reported that Americans lost more than $16 billion to internet crime in 2024. That’s a 33% increase over 2023.

The FBI said the average reported loss was $19,372 per person.

The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, or IC3, has been in operation for 25 years. The 2024 report said: ”During its infancy, IC3 received roughly 2,000 complaints every month. For the past five years, IC3 has averaged more than 2,000 complaints every day.”

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