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[email protected] Sources: IC3 Turns 20 [FBI] Internet Crime Complaint Center Marks 20 Years [FBI] Avoid Scams: Online Sales and Auction Fraud [Secret Service] FBI Releases Annual Internet Crime Report [FBI] Internet Crime Report 2024 [FBI] List of U.S. states and territories by population [Wiki] Operation Level-Up: How the FBI Is Saving Victims from Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud [FBI] International Cybercrime Malware Service Dismantled by Federal Authorities: Key Malware Sales and Support Actors in Malta and Nigeria Charged in Federal Indictments [DOJ] IC3.gov Cybercriminals and scammers stole a record $16B in 2024, new FBI report says [USA Today] FBI says online scams raked in $16.6 billion last year [NBC News] Scammers stole $16.6 billion from victims last year [Axios] Cybercrime losses up to $16 billion in 2024, FBI says in annual report on Internet crimes [UPI] Column | Scam losses hit almost $17 billion. The fix is bigger than self-help. [Washington Post]
