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1. www.fbi.gov › news › press-releasesIC3 Releases 2020 Internet Crime Report — FBI

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   Mar 17, 2021 · In addition to statistics, the IC3’s 2020 Internet Crime Report contains information about the most prevalent internet scams affecting the public and offers guidance for prevention and ...

2. www.statista.com › topics › 11020Online fraud in the United States - Statista

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   Aug 14, 2024 · Online fraud is an intended action by threat actors to trick the targets into potentially harmful actions that can result in victims losing money and personal or confidential information or ...

3. www.bbb.org › article › investigationsBBB update to online purchase scams study: Protect yourself ...

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   1 day ago · In France, like the U.S., online shopping scams are the most encountered scam, with over 20% of all cases reported to the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) related to purchasing on the internet.

4. www.bbb.org › article › news-releasesBBB Risk Report: Adults 18-24 were highest scam risk in 2020

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   Mar 1, 2021 · Online purchase scams become riskiest scam in the wake of COVID-19. Adults 18–24 reported the highest median losses ($150) and the highest likelihood of loss (56.6%).

5. www.aha.org › other-cybersecurity-reports › 2021-03FBI Internet Crime Report 2020 | AHA

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   Mar 20, 2021 · Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) schemes continued to be the costliest: 19,369 complaints with an adjusted loss of approximately $1.8 billion. Phishing scams were also prominent: 241,342 complaints, with adjusted losses of over $54 million. The number of ransomware incidents also continues to rise, with 2,474 incidents reported in 2020.

6. www.vadesecure.com › en › blog2020 Cybercrime Statistics: Top Threats and Costly Scams

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   Apr 8, 2021 · Cybercriminals have branched out from standard CEO fraud involving wire transfer requests to scams targeting the real estate industry, vendor and lawyer impersonation, gift card fraud, and personal email compromise. The FBI highlighted a BEC case from Chicago in which a business specializing in hand sanitizer wired nearly $1 million to hackers.

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   What are the most common scams in 2020?

   • The top three crimes reported by victims in 2020 were phishing scams, non-payment/non-delivery scams, and extortion. Victims lost the most money to business email compromise scams, romance and confidence schemes, and investment fraud. Notably, 2020 saw the emergence of scams exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic.

   IC3 Releases 2020 Internet Crime Report — FBI

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   Are online scams causing more financial loss in 2020?

   • More scams were perpetrated online and yielded the highest likelihood of financial loss in 2020.

   BBB Risk Report: Adults 18-24 were highest scam risk in 2020

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   What is the 2020 Internet Crime Report?

   • The 2020 Internet Crime Report includes information from 791,790 complaints of suspected internet crime—an increase of more than 300,000 complaints from 2019—and reported losses exceeding $4.2 billion. State-specific statistics have also been released and can be found within the 2020 Internet Crime Report and in the accompanying 2020 State Reports.

   IC3 Releases 2020 Internet Crime Report — FBI

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   Are online purchase scams a scam?

   • Nearly one of every two reports to BBB Scam Tracker (46.7%) noted a financial loss, with two-thirds of reports (64.7%) resulting in financial loss being online purchase scams, which was the top riskiest scam in 2020. Online purchase scams were the most common scam reported to BBB, comprising 38.3% of all scam reports.

   BBB Risk Report: Adults 18-24 were highest scam risk in 2020

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   What are the most common online scams?

   • For consumers aged 25 and under, the top three most reported fraud categories were Internet merchandise scams, fake check scams, and romance scams. For those 65 and older, the top complaint categories were prize/sweepstakes scams, phishing/spoofing, and Internet merchandise scams.

   2020 top scams report - Fraud

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   How much money do scammers lose a year?

   • Adults ages 18–24 reported the highest median losses ($150) and the highest likelihood of loss (56.6%) to BBB Scam Tracker SM in 2020, according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Previously, older age groups consistently lost higher median dollar amounts to scammers year over year, even while young adults tended to lose money more often.

   BBB Risk Report: Adults 18-24 were highest scam risk in 2020

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8. fraud.org › wp-content › uploads2020 top scams report - Fraud

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   about such scams increased by 30.06% in 2020, making it the fifth-most reported category of scam, with a median loss of $1,628. Given the social isolation brought on by the COVID pandemic, this data underscores the rising risk of such scams. The overall top scam in 2019—Internet merchandise scams— remained unchanged retained its spot from ...