FBI: Most Internet Crime Complaints from Adults 60+

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its latest annual report. Internet Crime Report 2024 combines information from 859,532 complaints of suspected Internet crime and details reported losses exceeding $16 billion - a 33% increase from 2023.

The top three cybercrimes, by number of complaints reported by victims in 2024, were phishing/spoofing, extortion, and personal data breaches. Victims of investment fraud, specifically those involving cryptocurrency, reported the most losses, totaling over $6.5 billion.

According to the new report, the most complaints were received from California, Texas and Florida. As a group, people over the age of 60 suffered the most losses at nearly $5 billion and submitted the greatest number of complaints.

"Reporting is one of the first and most important steps in fighting crime so law enforcement can use this information to combat a variety of frauds and scams," said FBI Director Kash Patel. "The IC3, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, is only as successful as the reports it receives. That's why it's imperative that the public immediately report suspected cyber-enabled criminal activity to the FBI."

To promote public awareness, the IC3 produces an annual report to aggregate and highlight the data provided by the general public. The quality of the data is a direct reflection of the information the public provides through the IC3 website.

The IC3 standardizes the data by categorizing each complaint and analyzes the data to identify and forecast trends in internet crime. The annual report helps the FBI develop effective relationships with industry partners and share information for investigative and intelligence purposes for law enforcement and public awareness.

The complete 2024 Internet Crime Report can be read and downloaded at ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2024_IC3Report.pdf